Vikram Seth
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Vikram Seth is an acclaimed Indian author and poet best known for his epic novel "A Suitable Boy" and his diverse body of work spanning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vikram Seth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4685818 — 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: Vikram Seth Context triple: [The Doon School, hasNotableAlumni, Vikram Seth]
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A.
Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is an Indian diplomat and novelist best known for his debut novel "Q & A," which was adapted into the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."
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B.
Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian author renowned for his richly detailed novels about Parsi life and modern India, including the acclaimed "A Fine Balance."
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C.
Anita Desai
Anita Desai is an acclaimed Indian novelist and short story writer known for her psychologically rich portrayals of Indian life and for being shortlisted multiple times for the Booker Prize.
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D.
Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai is an Indian author best known for her acclaimed novel "The Inheritance of Loss," which explores themes of globalization, migration, and identity.
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E.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
- 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: Vikram Seth Target entity description: Vikram Seth is an acclaimed Indian author and poet best known for his epic novel "A Suitable Boy" and his diverse body of work spanning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
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A.
Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is an Indian diplomat and novelist best known for his debut novel "Q & A," which was adapted into the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire."
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B.
Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian author renowned for his richly detailed novels about Parsi life and modern India, including the acclaimed "A Fine Balance."
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C.
Anita Desai
Anita Desai is an acclaimed Indian novelist and short story writer known for her psychologically rich portrayals of Indian life and for being shortlisted multiple times for the Booker Prize.
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D.
Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai is an Indian author best known for her acclaimed novel "The Inheritance of Loss," which explores themes of globalization, migration, and identity.
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E.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
NERFINISHED
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Padma Shri ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ WH Smith Literary Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-06-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Stanford University ⓘ The Doon School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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novels ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Vikram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
A Suitable Boy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All You Who Sleep Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ An Equal Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Beastly Tales from Here and There NERFINISHED ⓘ From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mappings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Humble Administrator’s Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Vikram Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor | epic novel A Suitable Boy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Suitable Boy
NERFINISHED
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All You Who Sleep Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ An Equal Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Beastly Tales from Here and There NERFINISHED ⓘ From Heaven Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Mappings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Humble Administrator’s Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Vikram Seth Description of subject: Vikram Seth is an acclaimed Indian author and poet best known for his epic novel "A Suitable Boy" and his diverse body of work spanning fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Doon School