Anil Tissera
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Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan-born forensic anthropologist and the protagonist of Michael Ondaatje’s novel "Anil’s Ghost," who returns to her homeland to investigate political violence and human rights abuses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anil Tissera canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10391591 — 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: Anil Tissera Context triple: [Anil's Ghost, mainCharacter, Anil Tissera]
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A.
Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Samaraweera was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and diplomat who held several key ministerial portfolios, including foreign affairs and finance, and played a major role in post-war reconciliation and international relations.
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B.
Sarath Amunugama
Sarath Amunugama is a Sri Lankan politician and former senior government minister who has held key portfolios including finance and served as a prominent figure in the country’s post-1990s political landscape.
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C.
Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a prominent ICC match referee, overseeing numerous high-profile international matches and tournaments.
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D.
Chandika Hathurusingha
Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and prominent international cricket coach known for significantly improving the performance of teams such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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E.
Sarath Silva
Sarath Silva is a Sri Lankan public figure known for having served in a top-level national leadership role, including responsibility over the country’s financial governance.
- 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: Anil Tissera Target entity description: Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan-born forensic anthropologist and the protagonist of Michael Ondaatje’s novel "Anil’s Ghost," who returns to her homeland to investigate political violence and human rights abuses.
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A.
Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Samaraweera was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and diplomat who held several key ministerial portfolios, including foreign affairs and finance, and played a major role in post-war reconciliation and international relations.
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B.
Sarath Amunugama
Sarath Amunugama is a Sri Lankan politician and former senior government minister who has held key portfolios including finance and served as a prominent figure in the country’s post-1990s political landscape.
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C.
Ranjan Madugalle
Ranjan Madugalle is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who became a prominent ICC match referee, overseeing numerous high-profile international matches and tournaments.
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D.
Chandika Hathurusingha
Chandika Hathurusingha is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and prominent international cricket coach known for significantly improving the performance of teams such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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E.
Sarath Silva
Sarath Silva is a Sri Lankan public figure known for having served in a top-level national leadership role, including responsibility over the country’s financial governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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forensic anthropologist ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Anil’s Ghost
ⓘ
linked to:
Anil's Ghost
|
| associatedWith |
Sri Lankan civil conflict
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linked to:
Sri Lankan Civil War
human rights investigations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| createdBy | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Sri Lankan ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Anil’s Ghost
ⓘ
linked to:
Anil's Ghost
|
| fieldOfWork | forensic anthropology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWork | 2000 (Anil’s Ghost) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryGenre |
historical fiction
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political novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
exile and return
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political violence ⓘ truth and evidence ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan-born ⓘ |
| notableFor |
investigating human rights abuses
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investigating political violence in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| occupation | forensic anthropologist ⓘ |
| protagonistOf |
Anil’s Ghost
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linked to:
Anil's Ghost
|
| publisherOfWork |
McClelland & Stewart (for Anil’s Ghost first edition)
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linked to:
McClelland and Stewart
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| residence |
United States (in backstory)
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linked to:
United States of America
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| returnsTo | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| roleInWork | investigator of disappearances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anil Tissera Description of subject: Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan-born forensic anthropologist and the protagonist of Michael Ondaatje’s novel "Anil’s Ghost," who returns to her homeland to investigate political violence and human rights abuses.
Referenced by (2)
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