Raga Mala
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Raga Mala is the autobiography of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, chronicling his life, musical journey, and influence on Indian classical and global music.
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Raga Mala Context triple: [Ravi Shankar, notableWork, Raga Mala]
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A.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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B.
Raga Bageshri
Raga Bageshri is a prominent late-evening Hindustani classical raga known for its romantic, introspective mood and graceful melodic contours.
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C.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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D.
Raga Yaman
Raga Yaman is a prominent and foundational evening raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serene, devotional mood and use of the tivra (sharp) Ma.
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E.
Raga Bhairav
Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.
- 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: Raga Mala Target entity description: Raga Mala is the autobiography of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, chronicling his life, musical journey, and influence on Indian classical and global music.
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A.
Raga Bhimpalasi
Raga Bhimpalasi is a popular afternoon raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its soulful, devotional mood and use of the Kafi thaat scale.
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B.
Raga Bageshri
Raga Bageshri is a prominent late-evening Hindustani classical raga known for its romantic, introspective mood and graceful melodic contours.
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C.
Raga Malkauns
Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.
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D.
Raga Yaman
Raga Yaman is a prominent and foundational evening raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serene, devotional mood and use of the tivra (sharp) Ma.
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E.
Raga Bhairav
Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiography ⓘ |
| about |
Indian classical music
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cross-cultural musical collaboration ⓘ history of 20th-century music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beatles-related cultural history
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Indian classical music tradition ⓘ sitar ⓘ |
| author | Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
development of Indian classical music in the 20th century
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globalization of Indian classical music ⓘ life of Ravi Shankar ⓘ musical journey of Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hindustani classical music
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Ravi Shankar’s collaborations with Western musicians ⓘ sitar performance ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| hasContributor | George Harrison ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasForewordBy | George Harrison ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0571195953 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed in music literature circles ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of Ravi Shankar’s childhood
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accounts of Ravi Shankar’s performances worldwide ⓘ accounts of Ravi Shankar’s training under Allauddin Khan ⓘ accounts of Ravi Shankar’s work in film music ⓘ personal anecdotes ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chronicling Ravi Shankar’s influence on Indian classical music
ⓘ
documenting Ravi Shankar’s impact on global music ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| subject | Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
fans of Ravi Shankar
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readers interested in music biographies ⓘ students of Indian classical music ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
20th century
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Ravi Shankar’s international career ⓘ early life of Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| title | Raga Mala ⓘ |
| workChronologyOf | Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
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Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury
linked to: Raga Mala