Sister Nivedita

E641059

Indian independence activist disciple of Swami Vivekananda educator human social worker

Sister Nivedita was an Irish-born social worker, educator, and disciple of Swami Vivekananda who dedicated her life to India's freedom struggle and the upliftment of Indian women and education.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bhagini Nivedita	2
Sister Nivedita canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085150 — 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: Sister Nivedita
Context triple: [Nivedita Setu, namedAfter, Sister Nivedita]

A. Tapibai Tilak
Tapibai Tilak was the wife of Indian nationalist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and a member of his prominent Chitpavan Brahmin family in Maharashtra.
B. Champabai
Champabai is a character in the Marathi play "Sakharam Binder," known for embodying the complex struggles and resilience of women within oppressive domestic arrangements.
C. Ramakrishna Devi
Ramakrishna Devi was the mother of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India.
D. Sri Sarada Devi
Sri Sarada Devi, also known as the Holy Mother, was a revered 19th-century Indian spiritual teacher and the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna, regarded as an embodiment of divine motherhood in the Ramakrishna tradition.
E. Madam Bhikaji Cama
Madam Bhikaji Cama was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary known for unfurling one of the first versions of the Indian national flag abroad and advocating for India's freedom on the international stage.
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: Sister Nivedita
Target entity description: Sister Nivedita was an Irish-born social worker, educator, and disciple of Swami Vivekananda who dedicated her life to India's freedom struggle and the upliftment of Indian women and education.

A. Tapibai Tilak
Tapibai Tilak was the wife of Indian nationalist leader Bal Gangadhar Tilak and a member of his prominent Chitpavan Brahmin family in Maharashtra.
B. Champabai
Champabai is a character in the Marathi play "Sakharam Binder," known for embodying the complex struggles and resilience of women within oppressive domestic arrangements.
C. Ramakrishna Devi
Ramakrishna Devi was the mother of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India.
D. Sri Sarada Devi
Sri Sarada Devi, also known as the Holy Mother, was a revered 19th-century Indian spiritual teacher and the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna, regarded as an embodiment of divine motherhood in the Ramakrishna tradition.
E. Madam Bhikaji Cama
Madam Bhikaji Cama was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary known for unfurling one of the first versions of the Indian national flag abroad and advocating for India's freedom on the international stage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian independence activist ⓘ disciple of Swami Vivekananda ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ social worker ⓘ
advocated	Swadeshi movement ideals ⓘ social upliftment of Indian women ⓘ women’s education in India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bhagini Nivedita ⓘ linked to: Sister Nivedita Margaret Noble ⓘ linked to: Margaret Elizabeth Noble
associatedWith	Indian nationalist leaders in Bengal ⓘ Ramakrishna Math and Mission ⓘ linked to: Ramakrishna Math Ramakrishna Order ⓘ linked to: Ramakrishna movement
birthName	Margaret Elizabeth Noble ⓘ
burialPlace	Darjeeling, India ⓘ linked to: Darjeeling
countryOfCitizenship	Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1867-10-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1911-10-13 ⓘ
discipleOf	Swami Vivekananda ⓘ linked to: Narendranath Datta
educatedAt	home schooling ⓘ teacher training college in London ⓘ
employer	Sister Nivedita Girls’ School ⓘ
founded	Sister Nivedita Girls’ School ⓘ
foundedIn	Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Calcutta
foundedInYear	1898 ⓘ
givenNameBy	Swami Vivekananda ⓘ linked to: Narendranath Datta
hasMottoOnMemorial	“Here reposes Sister Nivedita who gave her all to India” ⓘ
knownFor	promotion of Indian art and culture ⓘ support for Indian nationalism ⓘ work for education of Indian girls ⓘ writings on Indian society and religion ⓘ
meaningOfName	“Nivedita” means “the dedicated one” ⓘ
movedTo	India ⓘ
movement	Indian independence movement ⓘ Indian nationalist movement ⓘ
notableWork	Cradle Tales of Hinduism ⓘ Footfalls of Indian History ⓘ Kali the Mother ⓘ Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists ⓘ The Web of Indian Life ⓘ
occupation	nationalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland ⓘ linked to: Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
placeOfDeath	Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India ⓘ linked to: Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India
religion	Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
studentOf	Swami Vivekananda ⓘ linked to: Narendranath Datta
supported	Bal Gangadhar Tilak ⓘ Sri Aurobindo ⓘ
yearOfMoveToIndia	1898 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nivedita Setu → namedAfter → Sister Nivedita ⓘ

Sister Nivedita → alsoKnownAs → Bhagini Nivedita ⓘ

linked to: Sister Nivedita

Arundhati Devi → notableWork → Bhagini Nivedita ⓘ