Saleem Sinai
E160147
Saleem Sinai is the telepathic, large-nosed narrator and protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Midnight’s Children," whose life is inextricably linked with the history of post-independence India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saleem Sinai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1392175 — 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: Saleem Sinai Context triple: [Midnight's Children, mainCharacter, Saleem Sinai]
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A.
Yom Saeed
Yom Saeed is an early Egyptian film notable for featuring the debut screen appearance of legendary actress Faten Hamama.
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B.
Nazlet El-Semman
Nazlet El-Semman is a village on the outskirts of Giza in Egypt, best known as the primary gateway settlement to the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx plateau.
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C.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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D.
Nabil Elaraby
Nabil Elaraby is an Egyptian diplomat and jurist who has served in prominent international roles, including leadership within the Arab League and representation at the United Nations.
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E.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud was the husband of renowned Egyptian actress Faten Hamama.
- 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: Saleem Sinai Target entity description: Saleem Sinai is the telepathic, large-nosed narrator and protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Midnight’s Children," whose life is inextricably linked with the history of post-independence India.
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A.
Yom Saeed
Yom Saeed is an early Egyptian film notable for featuring the debut screen appearance of legendary actress Faten Hamama.
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B.
Nazlet El-Semman
Nazlet El-Semman is a village on the outskirts of Giza in Egypt, best known as the primary gateway settlement to the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx plateau.
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C.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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D.
Nabil Elaraby
Nabil Elaraby is an Egyptian diplomat and jurist who has served in prominent international roles, including leadership within the Arab League and representation at the United Nations.
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E.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud
Mohamed Abdel Wahab Mahmoud was the husband of renowned Egyptian actress Faten Hamama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Midnight’s Children
ⓘ
linked to:
Midnight's Children
|
| associatedWith | post-independence India ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
identity and hybridity
ⓘ
memory and history ⓘ nation-building ⓘ |
| biologicalFather | William Methwold ⓘ |
| biologicalMother | Vanita ⓘ |
| birthCoincidesWith |
midnight of 15 August 1947
ⓘ
moment of India’s independence ⓘ |
| bornIn |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| chronicles |
lives of midnight’s children
ⓘ
political events in India ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Scheherazade ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kashmiri Muslim ⓘ |
| experiences |
amnesia
ⓘ
nasal disfigurement ⓘ |
| hasAbility | telepathy ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Sinai
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinai Peninsula
|
| hasGivenName | Saleem ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Padma ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | pickle factory worker ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Ahmed Sinai
ⓘ
Amina Sinai ⓘ
linked to:
Amina
|
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | large nose ⓘ |
| hasPower | telepathic communication with other midnight’s children ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Jamila Singer ⓘ |
| hasTemporalScope | from 1947 to the Emergency period ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Emergency in India
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Emergency (1975–1977)
Partition of India ⓘ history of India ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Midnight’s Children
ⓘ
linked to:
Midnight's Children
|
| narrativeMode | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narratorOf |
Midnight’s Children
ⓘ
linked to:
Midnight's Children
|
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical connection to Indian history
ⓘ
unreliable narration ⓘ |
| protagonistOf |
Midnight’s Children
ⓘ
linked to:
Midnight's Children
|
| raisedIn |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| switchedAtBirthWith | Shiva ⓘ |
| tellsStoryTo | Padma ⓘ |
| undergoes | nasal surgery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saleem Sinai Description of subject: Saleem Sinai is the telepathic, large-nosed narrator and protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Midnight’s Children," whose life is inextricably linked with the history of post-independence India.
Referenced by (2)
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