Sakharam Binder
E133969
Sakharam Binder is a landmark Marathi play by Vijay Tendulkar that controversially explores power, sexuality, and moral hypocrisy in Indian society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sakharam Binder canonical | 7 |
| Sakharam Binder (adaptation / related work) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1023862 — 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: Sakharam Binder Context triple: [Vijay Tendulkar, notableWork, Sakharam Binder]
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A.
Tarak Nath Das
Tarak Nath Das was an Indian revolutionary and intellectual who campaigned for India’s independence abroad and was associated with early nationalist and anti-colonial movements such as the Ghadar Party.
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B.
Batukeshwar Dutt
Batukeshwar Dutt was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter known for his role in the 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing alongside Bhagat Singh and his subsequent imprisonment by the British.
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C.
Manmath Nath Gupta
Manmath Nath Gupta was an Indian revolutionary and writer who participated in the armed struggle against British colonial rule as a prominent member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
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D.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
Bhagat Singh Bilga
Bhagat Singh Bilga was an Indian revolutionary and prominent freedom fighter associated with the Ghadar movement against British colonial rule.
- 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: Sakharam Binder Target entity description: Sakharam Binder is a landmark Marathi play by Vijay Tendulkar that controversially explores power, sexuality, and moral hypocrisy in Indian society.
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A.
Tarak Nath Das
Tarak Nath Das was an Indian revolutionary and intellectual who campaigned for India’s independence abroad and was associated with early nationalist and anti-colonial movements such as the Ghadar Party.
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B.
Batukeshwar Dutt
Batukeshwar Dutt was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter known for his role in the 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing alongside Bhagat Singh and his subsequent imprisonment by the British.
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C.
Manmath Nath Gupta
Manmath Nath Gupta was an Indian revolutionary and writer who participated in the armed struggle against British colonial rule as a prominent member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
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D.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
Bhagat Singh Bilga
Bhagat Singh Bilga was an Indian revolutionary and prominent freedom fighter associated with the Ghadar movement against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marathi play
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to controversy and censorship debates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Vijay Tendulkar ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
problem play
ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ |
| explores |
abuse of power in intimate relationships
ⓘ
intersection of class, gender, and power ⓘ tension between individual freedom and social norms ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| genre |
realist drama
ⓘ
social drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in multiple Indian languages ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Champabai
ⓘ
Laxmi ⓘ
linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
Sakharam ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a classic of Indian theatre
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criticized by some for explicit treatment of sex and violence ⓘ praised for psychological depth of characters ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Sakharam ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian playwrights ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi
ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
|
| literaryMovement | post-independence Indian drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gender relations
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moral hypocrisy ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ power ⓘ sexuality ⓘ violence against women ⓘ |
| movement | modernist Indian theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial portrayal of sexuality
ⓘ
critique of social and moral hypocrisy ⓘ landmark status in modern Indian theatre ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marathi theatre canon
ⓘ
modern Indian drama ⓘ |
| plotElement |
conflict between personal desire and social morality
ⓘ
exploration of power dynamics between Sakharam and the women ⓘ protagonist shelters abandoned women as housekeepers and sexual partners ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | bookbinder ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-independence India ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
institution of marriage
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religion and morality ⓘ sexual double standards in Indian society ⓘ |
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Subject: Sakharam Binder Description of subject: Sakharam Binder is a landmark Marathi play by Vijay Tendulkar that controversially explores power, sexuality, and moral hypocrisy in Indian society.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Sakharam Binder