India: A Million Mutinies Now
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"India: A Million Mutinies Now" is a non-fiction travelogue by V. S. Naipaul that examines contemporary India through a series of personal narratives and social observations about its rapid change and internal conflicts.
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| India: A Million Mutinies Now canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: India: A Million Mutinies Now Context triple: [V. S. Naipaul, notableWork, India: A Million Mutinies Now]
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A.
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions is a non-fiction book that critically examines India’s economic growth alongside its deep social inequalities and development failures.
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B.
The Indian Struggle
The Indian Struggle is a political and historical work by Subhas Chandra Bose that chronicles and analyzes the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century.
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C.
The Revolt of Hindostan
The Revolt of Hindostan is a 19th-century political poem by Ernest Jones that critiques British rule in India and champions anti-colonial resistance.
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D.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a seminal 1901 political and economic treatise by Dadabhai Naoroji that systematically critiques British colonial exploitation in India through his influential “drain of wealth” theory.
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E.
Rakta-Kranti
Rakta-Kranti is a revolutionary Bengali poem from Kazi Nazrul Islam’s collection Agnibeena, noted for its fiery call against oppression and injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: India: A Million Mutinies Now Target entity description: "India: A Million Mutinies Now" is a non-fiction travelogue by V. S. Naipaul that examines contemporary India through a series of personal narratives and social observations about its rapid change and internal conflicts.
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A.
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions is a non-fiction book that critically examines India’s economic growth alongside its deep social inequalities and development failures.
-
B.
The Indian Struggle
The Indian Struggle is a political and historical work by Subhas Chandra Bose that chronicles and analyzes the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century.
-
C.
The Revolt of Hindostan
The Revolt of Hindostan is a 19th-century political poem by Ernest Jones that critiques British rule in India and champions anti-colonial resistance.
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D.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a seminal 1901 political and economic treatise by Dadabhai Naoroji that systematically critiques British colonial exploitation in India through his influential “drain of wealth” theory.
-
E.
Rakta-Kranti
Rakta-Kranti is a revolutionary Bengali poem from Kazi Nazrul Islam’s collection Agnibeena, noted for its fiery call against oppression and injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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travelogue ⓘ work of reportage ⓘ |
| author | V. S. Naipaul ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Trinidadian-British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethnic and regional identities in India
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ordinary Indians' life stories ⓘ political movements in India ⓘ religious movements in India ⓘ |
| follows | India: A Wounded Civilization ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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social commentary ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | outsider diasporic viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | none ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
India
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identity and politics in India ⓘ post-independence India ⓘ social change in India ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person reportage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial views on Indian society
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detailed portraits of contemporary India ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
V. S. Naipaul's India trilogy
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linked to:
Naipaul's Indian travel trilogy
|
| precededBy |
An Area of Darkness
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India: A Wounded Civilization ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
Viking ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Area of Darkness
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India: A Wounded Civilization ⓘ |
| setting | India ⓘ |
| structure | series of personal narratives ⓘ |
| theme |
caste and social hierarchy
ⓘ
economic liberalization and change ⓘ individual aspirations ⓘ internal conflicts in Indian society ⓘ regionalism and separatism ⓘ religious conflict in India ⓘ urbanization in India ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 20th century India ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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