K.G. Subramanyan
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K.G. Subramanyan was a pioneering Indian modernist artist, designer, and influential art educator known for his innovative synthesis of folk, craft, and contemporary visual traditions.
All labels observed (1)
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| K.G. Subramanyan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9123038 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K.G. Subramanyan Context triple: [Kala Bhavana, hasNotableAlumni, K.G. Subramanyan]
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A.
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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B.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
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C.
S. Subramania Iyer
S. Subramania Iyer was an Indian nationalist leader, lawyer, and early advocate of self-rule who played a key role in the country’s independence movement.
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D.
K. S. Krishnan
K. S. Krishnan was an Indian physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in light scattering that led to the discovery of the Raman effect alongside C. V. Raman.
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E.
Madhusudan Parthasarathy
Madhusudan Parthasarathy is a computer scientist known for research contributions in formal methods and related areas, including coauthoring work with Rajeev Alur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K.G. Subramanyan Target entity description: K.G. Subramanyan was a pioneering Indian modernist artist, designer, and influential art educator known for his innovative synthesis of folk, craft, and contemporary visual traditions.
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A.
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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B.
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam
Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam, better known as Mani Ratnam, is a renowned Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer celebrated for his influential work in Tamil and Indian cinema.
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C.
S. Subramania Iyer
S. Subramania Iyer was an Indian nationalist leader, lawyer, and early advocate of self-rule who played a key role in the country’s independence movement.
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D.
K. S. Krishnan
K. S. Krishnan was an Indian physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in light scattering that led to the discovery of the Raman effect alongside C. V. Raman.
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E.
Madhusudan Parthasarathy
Madhusudan Parthasarathy is a computer scientist known for research contributions in formal methods and related areas, including coauthoring work with Rajeev Alur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian modernist artist
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art educator ⓘ designer ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Baroda
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
K. G. Subramanyan
NERFINISHED
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Mani da NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Kalidas Samman
NERFINISHED
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Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-02-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-06-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kala Bhavana
NERFINISHED
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Slade School of Fine Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Visva-Bharati University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Kala Bhavana
NERFINISHED
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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda NERFINISHED ⓘ Visva-Bharati University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art education
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design ⓘ illustration ⓘ mural art ⓘ painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| fullName | Kalpathi Ganapathy Subramanyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | children’s literature illustration ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
NERFINISHED
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Tate collection (through exhibitions and acquisitions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bengal School of Art
NERFINISHED
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Benode Behari Mukherjee NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandalal Bose NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramkinkar Baij NERFINISHED ⓘ folk art of Kerala ⓘ |
| knownFor |
children’s books illustration
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experiments with terracotta ⓘ mural painting ⓘ reverse glass painting ⓘ synthesis of folk, craft, and contemporary visual traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroda School of Art
NERFINISHED
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Indian modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Bhupen Khakhar
NERFINISHED
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Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
murals at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan
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terracotta murals at MS University of Baroda ⓘ |
| occupation |
art critic
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artist ⓘ author ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuthuparamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Gujarat
NERFINISHED
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India ⓘ Vadodara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
art history
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design ⓘ painting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
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