Iravatham Mahadevan
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Iravatham Mahadevan was an Indian epigraphist and scholar renowned for his pioneering work on the Indus script and South Indian inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iravatham Mahadevan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7365372 — 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: Iravatham Mahadevan Context triple: [Indus script, notableResearcher, Iravatham Mahadevan]
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A.
Premkumar Devanbu
Premkumar Devanbu is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research in software engineering, particularly in mining software repositories and applying statistical and data-driven methods to software development.
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B.
R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, freedom fighter, and statesman who served as the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.
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C.
N. S. Raghavan
N. S. Raghavan is an Indian entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the global IT services company Infosys.
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D.
C. R. Krishnaswami
C. R. Krishnaswami was an Indian figure known primarily as the son of C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India and a prominent statesman.
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E.
Ramakrishnan Raman
Ramakrishnan Raman is an Indian academic and administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University, overseeing its strategic and educational leadership.
- 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: Iravatham Mahadevan Target entity description: Iravatham Mahadevan was an Indian epigraphist and scholar renowned for his pioneering work on the Indus script and South Indian inscriptions.
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A.
Premkumar Devanbu
Premkumar Devanbu is a prominent computer scientist known for his influential research in software engineering, particularly in mining software repositories and applying statistical and data-driven methods to software development.
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B.
R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, freedom fighter, and statesman who served as the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.
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C.
N. S. Raghavan
N. S. Raghavan is an Indian entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the global IT services company Infosys.
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D.
C. R. Krishnaswami
C. R. Krishnaswami was an Indian figure known primarily as the son of C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India and a prominent statesman.
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E.
Ramakrishnan Raman
Ramakrishnan Raman is an Indian academic and administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University, overseeing its strategic and educational leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indologist
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civil servant ⓘ epigraphist ⓘ person ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Campbell Medal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay
NERFINISHED
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Kalaimamani NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Tiru Vi Ka Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Loyola College, Chennai
NERFINISHED
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Madras Christian College NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras Law College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of India
NERFINISHED
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Indian Administrative Service NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hindu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mahadevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Dravidian linguistics
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Indus script NERFINISHED ⓘ South Indian inscriptions ⓘ Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| fullName | Iravatham Mahadevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Iravatham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering work on the Indus script
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research on Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions ⓘ study of South Indian inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Early Tamil Epigraphy
NERFINISHED
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The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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editor ⓘ epigraphist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruchirapalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
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India ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
consulting editor at "The Hindu"
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editor of Tamil daily "Dinamani" ⓘ member of the Indian Administrative Service ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iravatham Mahadevan Description of subject: Iravatham Mahadevan was an Indian epigraphist and scholar renowned for his pioneering work on the Indus script and South Indian inscriptions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.