Ramamrita
E416704
Ramamrita is the given name of S. R. Ranganathan, the influential Indian mathematician and librarian known as the father of library science in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramamrita canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4163299 — 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: Ramamrita Context triple: [S. R. Ranganathan, givenName, Ramamrita]
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A.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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B.
Jangnama
Jangnama is a notable Punjabi poetic work, traditionally composed as a war ballad that narrates and reflects on historical battles and conflicts.
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C.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
- 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: Ramamrita Target entity description: Ramamrita is the given name of S. R. Ranganathan, the influential Indian mathematician and librarian known as the father of library science in India.
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A.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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B.
Jangnama
Jangnama is a notable Punjabi poetic work, traditionally composed as a war ballad that narrates and reflects on historical battles and conflicts.
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C.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Samhita
Samhita is the mantra-collection portion of the Yajurveda, comprising its core liturgical hymns and formulas used in Vedic rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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librarian ⓘ library scientist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Padma Shri ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-08-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-09-27 ⓘ |
| developed |
Colon Classification
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surface form:
Colon classification system
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| educatedAt |
Madras Christian College
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University of Madras ⓘ |
| familyName |
S. R. Ranganathan
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surface form:
Ranganathan
|
| fieldOfStudy | mathematics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classification theory
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information science ⓘ library science ⓘ |
| formulated |
Five Laws of Library Science
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surface form:
Five laws of library science
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| fullName |
S. R. Ranganathan
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surface form:
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
|
| givenName | Ramamrita self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Dr. ⓘ |
| hasPart | Five fundamental categories PMEST in Colon classification ⓘ |
| influenced |
library science education in India
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modern library classification systems ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of library science in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Colon Classification
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surface form:
Colon classification
Five Laws of Library Science ⓘ
surface form:
Five laws of library science
library science education in India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Colon Classification
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Prolegomena to Library Classification ⓘ Five Laws of Library Science ⓘ
surface form:
The Five Laws of Library Science
|
| occupation |
librarian
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library science educator ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
India
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Shiyali ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bengaluru
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surface form:
Bangalore
India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
librarian at University of Delhi
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librarian at University of Madras ⓘ professor of library science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramamrita Description of subject: Ramamrita is the given name of S. R. Ranganathan, the influential Indian mathematician and librarian known as the father of library science in India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.