Maneck Kohlah
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Maneck Kohlah is a sensitive, introspective young student in Rohinton Mistry’s novel "A Fine Balance," whose experiences in the city reflect the social and political turmoil of 1970s India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maneck Kohlah canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9060470 — 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: Maneck Kohlah Context triple: [A Fine Balance, mainCharacter, Maneck Kohlah]
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A.
Saklatvala
Saklatvala is an Indian-origin surname most notably associated with Shapurji Saklatvala, a pioneering communist and one of the first British MPs of Indian descent.
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B.
Maneckji
Maneckji is the given name of Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet, a prominent 19th-century Parsi industrialist and philanthropist from Bombay.
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C.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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D.
Yadnya Kasada
Yadnya Kasada is a traditional Tenggerese Hindu ritual in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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E.
Madhan Karky
Madhan Karky is an Indian lyricist, dialogue writer, and technologist known for his innovative work in Tamil cinema and contributions to major films like Baahubali: The Beginning.
- 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: Maneck Kohlah Target entity description: Maneck Kohlah is a sensitive, introspective young student in Rohinton Mistry’s novel "A Fine Balance," whose experiences in the city reflect the social and political turmoil of 1970s India.
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A.
Saklatvala
Saklatvala is an Indian-origin surname most notably associated with Shapurji Saklatvala, a pioneering communist and one of the first British MPs of Indian descent.
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B.
Maneckji
Maneckji is the given name of Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet, a prominent 19th-century Parsi industrialist and philanthropist from Bombay.
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C.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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D.
Yadnya Kasada
Yadnya Kasada is a traditional Tenggerese Hindu ritual in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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E.
Madhan Karky
Madhan Karky is an Indian lyricist, dialogue writer, and technologist known for his innovative work in Tamil cinema and contributions to major films like Baahubali: The Beginning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Fine Balance ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
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friendship ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ political oppression ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban–rural divide ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
introspective
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sensitive ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| createdBy | Rohinton Mistry ⓘ |
| experiences |
political turmoil in India
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social turmoil in India ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Fine Balance ⓘ |
| genreContext | literary fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | major character ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Indian ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| setting | city in India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maneck Kohlah Description of subject: Maneck Kohlah is a sensitive, introspective young student in Rohinton Mistry’s novel "A Fine Balance," whose experiences in the city reflect the social and political turmoil of 1970s India.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.