Rabindranath Tagore
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Rabindranath Tagore was a pioneering Bengali poet, writer, composer, and philosopher whose works, including the poetry collection "Gitanjali," reshaped modern Indian literature and music and influenced global thought.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabindranath Tagore canonical | 163 |
| রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর | 3 |
| Rabanindranath Tagore | 1 |
| Rabindranath Thakur | 1 |
| Tagore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40072 — 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.
Target entity: Rabindranath Tagore Context triple: [Nobel Prize in Literature, notableLaureate, Rabindranath Tagore]
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Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot was a seminal 20th-century poet, critic, and playwright, best known for works such as "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets," which profoundly influenced modernist literature.
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C.
Sully Prudhomme
Sully Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist best known as the inaugural recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
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D.
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian novelist and essayist renowned for his magical realist works, particularly "Midnight's Children" and the controversial "The Satanic Verses."
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E.
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabindranath Tagore Target entity description: Rabindranath Tagore was a pioneering Bengali poet, writer, composer, and philosopher whose works, including the poetry collection "Gitanjali," reshaped modern Indian literature and music and influenced global thought.
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A.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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B.
T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot was a seminal 20th-century poet, critic, and playwright, best known for works such as "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets," which profoundly influenced modernist literature.
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C.
Sully Prudhomme
Sully Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist best known as the inaugural recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
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D.
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is a British-Indian novelist and essayist renowned for his magical realist works, particularly "Midnight's Children" and the controversial "The Satanic Verses."
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E.
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his richly detailed portrayals of modern Egyptian society, particularly through works like the Cairo Trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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educator ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ novelist ⓘ painter ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the British Empire
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surface form:
Knighthood of the British Empire
Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| birthName |
Rabindranath Tagore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rabindranath Thakur
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| burialPlace |
Visva-Bharati University
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surface form:
Visva-Bharati University campus
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| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 1913 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-05-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-08-07 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali ⓘ |
| father | Debendranath Tagore ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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music ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| founded |
Visva-Bharati University
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surface form:
Santiniketan school
Visva-Bharati University ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Rabindra Sangeet
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bengali music
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global humanist thought ⓘ modern Indian literature ⓘ |
| inspired | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ |
| mother | Sarada Devi ⓘ |
| movement |
Bengali Renaissance
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surface form:
Bengal Renaissance
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| name | Rabindranath Tagore self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Rabindranath Tagore
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
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| notableAchievement | first non-European Nobel laureate in literature ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
education for universal man
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humanism ⓘ internationalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rabindra Sangeet
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surface form:
Amar Shonar Bangla
Chokher Bali ⓘ Ghare-Baire ⓘ Gitanjali ⓘ Gora ⓘ Jana Gana Mana ⓘ Kabuliwala ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ song composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bengal Presidency
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British India ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bengal Presidency
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British India ⓘ Calcutta ⓘ |
| religion | Brahmoism ⓘ |
| residence | Jorasanko Thakur Bari ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrinalini Devi ⓘ |
| wroteAnthemFor |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ former Sri Lanka national song (melody) ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabindranath Tagore Description of subject: Rabindranath Tagore was a pioneering Bengali poet, writer, composer, and philosopher whose works, including the poetry collection "Gitanjali," reshaped modern Indian literature and music and influenced global thought.
Referenced by (169)
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