Mr Sengupta
E176440
Mr Sengupta is a dreary, story-hating bureaucrat in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," whose skepticism about imagination helps catalyze the book’s central conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr Sengupta canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1368945 — 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: Mr Sengupta Context triple: [Haroun and the Sea of Stories, character, Mr Sengupta]
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A.
Sanjay Banerji
Sanjay Banerji is an economist and academic recognized for his scholarly contributions associated with the Delhi School of Economics.
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B.
S K Banerjee
S. K. Banerjee is a distinguished scholar associated with the Delhi School of Economics, recognized for significant contributions to economic research and education in India.
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C.
Sanjib Bhattacharyya
Sanjib Bhattacharyya is an economist and academic recognized as a notable scholar associated with the Delhi School of Economics.
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D.
Asit K. Biswas
Asit K. Biswas is a renowned water resources expert and academic known for his pioneering work in global water management and policy.
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E.
Tapan Mitra
Tapan Mitra was an Indian economist renowned for his contributions to economic theory, particularly in growth theory and intertemporal choice.
- 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: Mr Sengupta Target entity description: Mr Sengupta is a dreary, story-hating bureaucrat in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," whose skepticism about imagination helps catalyze the book’s central conflict.
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A.
Sanjay Banerji
Sanjay Banerji is an economist and academic recognized for his scholarly contributions associated with the Delhi School of Economics.
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B.
S K Banerjee
S. K. Banerjee is a distinguished scholar associated with the Delhi School of Economics, recognized for significant contributions to economic research and education in India.
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C.
Sanjib Bhattacharyya
Sanjib Bhattacharyya is an economist and academic recognized as a notable scholar associated with the Delhi School of Economics.
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D.
Asit K. Biswas
Asit K. Biswas is a renowned water resources expert and academic known for his pioneering work in global water management and policy.
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E.
Tapan Mitra
Tapan Mitra was an Indian economist renowned for his contributions to economic theory, particularly in growth theory and intertemporal choice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bureaucrat
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsInFictionalUniverse |
Haroun and the Sea of Stories universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
|
| appearsInWork | Haroun and the Sea of Stories ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
censorship and control
ⓘ
imagination versus bureaucracy ⓘ power of stories ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dreary
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skeptical of imagination ⓘ story-hating ⓘ |
| hasName | Mr Sengupta ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of bureaucratic rationalism ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst of central conflict ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
imagination
ⓘ
stories ⓘ |
| relatedToCharacter |
Haroun
ⓘ
linked to:
Haroun Khalifa
Rashid Khalifa ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic oppression
ⓘ
hostility to storytelling ⓘ |
| workGenre |
allegorical fiction
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fantasy novel ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mr Sengupta Description of subject: Mr Sengupta is a dreary, story-hating bureaucrat in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," whose skepticism about imagination helps catalyze the book’s central conflict.
Referenced by (2)
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