Independence Day (India)
E32405
Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independence Day of India | 5 |
| Indian Independence Day | 3 |
| Independence Day (India) canonical | 2 |
| Independence of India | 1 |
| Swatantrata Diwas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independence Day (India) Context triple: [Republic Day (India), relatedTo, Independence Day (India)]
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A.
Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
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B.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
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C.
Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
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D.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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E.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Independence Day (India) Target entity description: Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.
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A.
Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
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B.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
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C.
Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
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D.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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E.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative event
ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Red Fort ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | 15 August every year ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Indian independence from British rule
ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in India ⓘ transfer of power in 1947 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 15 August ⓘ |
| flagHoistingBy | Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
national unity
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ remembrance of freedom fighters ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
21-gun salute
ⓘ
Prime Minister's address to the nation ⓘ cultural programs ⓘ flag hoisting ceremony ⓘ flag hoisting in educational institutions ⓘ flag hoisting in government offices ⓘ kite flying ⓘ parades ⓘ patriotic songs ⓘ school celebrations ⓘ |
| legalStatus | national holiday ⓘ |
| mainCeremonyLocation |
Red Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Fort, Old Delhi
|
| mediaCoverage |
live television broadcast
ⓘ
online streaming ⓘ radio broadcast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
Indian diaspora ⓘ citizens of India ⓘ |
| primaryVenue |
Red Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Fort, Delhi
|
| relatedMovement |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form:
Quit India Movement
|
| relatedTo |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Dominion of India ⓘ Gandhi Jayanti ⓘ Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ Indian National Congress ⓘ Partition of India ⓘ
surface form:
Mountbatten Plan
Partition of India ⓘ Republic Day ⓘ
surface form:
Republic Day (India)
|
| significance |
marks the birth of India as a sovereign nation
ⓘ
marks the end of British Raj ⓘ marks the independence of India ⓘ |
| symbol |
Ashoka Chakra
ⓘ
Tiranga (Indian national flag) ⓘ
surface form:
Indian national flag
tricolour ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration | patriotic celebration ⓘ |
| yearFirstObserved | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Independence Day (India) Description of subject: Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Republic Day (India)
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of India
this entity surface form:
Independence of India
subject surface form:
Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form:
Indian Independence Day
subject surface form:
Independence Day (India)
this entity surface form:
Swatantrata Diwas
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of India
subject surface form:
Tiranga
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of India
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of India
this entity surface form:
Indian Independence Day
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of India
this entity surface form:
Indian Independence Day