Seemabaddha
E718516
Seemabaddha is a Bengali novel by Mani Shankar Mukherjee that explores corporate ambition, moral compromise, and the alienation of the urban middle class.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seemabaddha canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8197608 — 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: Seemabaddha Context triple: [Mani Shankar Mukherjee, notableWork, Seemabaddha]
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Kabandha
Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
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Masbat
Masbat is a district within the Egyptian resort town of Dahab, known for its laid-back atmosphere, beachfront promenade, and proximity to popular Red Sea dive sites.
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Pamankada
Pamankada is a residential and commercial neighborhood within the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Kebalan
Kebalan is an alternative name for the Kavalan language, an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Kavalan people of Taiwan.
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E.
Bijwasan
Bijwasan is a suburban residential and semi-rural locality in the South West district of Delhi, India, known for its proximity to the Delhi–Gurugram border and the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- 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: Seemabaddha Target entity description: Seemabaddha is a Bengali novel by Mani Shankar Mukherjee that explores corporate ambition, moral compromise, and the alienation of the urban middle class.
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A.
Kabandha
Kabandha is a fearsome, deformed rakshasa (demon) from the Indian epic Ramayana, known for his monstrous trunk-like body and encounter with Rama and Lakshmana in the forest.
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B.
Masbat
Masbat is a district within the Egyptian resort town of Dahab, known for its laid-back atmosphere, beachfront promenade, and proximity to popular Red Sea dive sites.
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C.
Pamankada
Pamankada is a residential and commercial neighborhood within the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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D.
Kebalan
Kebalan is an alternative name for the Kavalan language, an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous Kavalan people of Taiwan.
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E.
Bijwasan
Bijwasan is a suburban residential and semi-rural locality in the South West district of Delhi, India, known for its proximity to the Delhi–Gurugram border and the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Seemabaddha (film) ⓘ |
| author |
Mani Shankar Mukherjee
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Shankar ⓘ |
| basedOn | Seemabaddha ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-independence Indian middle class ⓘ |
| director | Satyajit Ray ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal values and professional success
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ethical dilemmas in corporate culture ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeNameOfAuthor |
Shankar (Mani Shankar Mukherjee)
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linked to:
Shankar
|
| hasAuthorOccupation | Mani Shankar Mukherjee – novelist ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Bengali literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation of the urban middle class
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corporate ambition ⓘ moral compromise ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | urban middle-class life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| portrays |
pressures of career advancement
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urban alienation ⓘ |
| setting |
Kolkata
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linked to:
Calcutta
urban corporate environment ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (6)
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