Biraj Bou
E671418
Biraj Bou is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the struggles, dignity, and emotional life of a devoted wife in a traditional Indian household.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biraj Bahu | 3 |
| Biraj Bou canonical | 3 |
| Biraj | 1 |
| বিরজ বৌ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7548173 — 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: Biraj Bou Context triple: [Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, notableWork, Biraj Bou]
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A.
Barindra
Barindra is an Indian given name most notably associated with Barindra Kumar Ghosh, a revolutionary involved in the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Birsingha
Birsingha is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace of the 19th-century social reformer and educator Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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C.
Tav-Prasad Savaiye
Tav-Prasad Savaiye is a revered Sikh hymn composed by Guru Gobind Singh, recited as part of the Nitnem and during important religious ceremonies for spiritual reflection and divine praise.
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D.
Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
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E.
Numaish Chowrangi
Numaish Chowrangi is a major traffic intersection and commercial area in central Karachi, Pakistan, known as a key gateway to the city’s downtown and nearby civic landmarks.
- 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: Biraj Bou Target entity description: Biraj Bou is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the struggles, dignity, and emotional life of a devoted wife in a traditional Indian household.
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A.
Barindra
Barindra is an Indian given name most notably associated with Barindra Kumar Ghosh, a revolutionary involved in the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Birsingha
Birsingha is a village in West Bengal, India, best known as the birthplace of the 19th-century social reformer and educator Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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C.
Tav-Prasad Savaiye
Tav-Prasad Savaiye is a revered Sikh hymn composed by Guru Gobind Singh, recited as part of the Nitnem and during important religious ceremonies for spiritual reflection and divine praise.
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D.
Jaya Bhaduri
Jaya Bhaduri, better known as Jaya Bachchan, is a celebrated Indian actress and politician renowned for her powerful, naturalistic performances in Hindi and Bengali cinema since the 1970s.
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E.
Numaish Chowrangi
Numaish Chowrangi is a major traffic intersection and commercial area in central Karachi, Pakistan, known as a key gateway to the city’s downtown and nearby civic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali-language novel
ⓘ
film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biraj Bou ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| explores |
female resilience
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sacrifice in marriage ⓘ social expectations of women ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Biraj Bahu (1954 film) ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism in Bengali fiction ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Biraj
ⓘ
linked to:
Biraj Bou
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| narrativeFocus | emotional life of a married woman ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
বিরজ বৌ
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linked to:
Biraj Bou
|
| portrays | middle-class Bengali family life ⓘ |
| setting | traditional Indian household ⓘ |
| theme |
dignity in adversity
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patriarchal social structure ⓘ struggles of a devoted wife ⓘ traditional Indian household life ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th-century Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biraj Bou Description of subject: Biraj Bou is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the struggles, dignity, and emotional life of a devoted wife in a traditional Indian household.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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