Shubhendra Shankar
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Shubhendra Shankar was an Indian musician and painter, best known as the son of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shubhendra Shankar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459284 — 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: Shubhendra Shankar Context triple: [Ravi Shankar, child, Shubhendra Shankar]
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A.
Sukumar Sen
Sukumar Sen was an Indian civil servant who oversaw the country’s first general elections as its inaugural Chief Election Commissioner, helping to establish the foundations of India’s electoral democracy.
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B.
Upendra Kaul
Upendra Kaul is a prominent Indian cardiologist known for his contributions to interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research.
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C.
Dibanath Sen
Dibanath Sen was the husband of legendary Indian Bengali film actress Suchitra Sen, belonging to a prominent Bengali family.
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D.
Bireswar Sen
Bireswar Sen is an Indian actor known for his roles in Bengali cinema and television.
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E.
Tarak Nath Das
Tarak Nath Das was an Indian revolutionary and intellectual who campaigned for India’s independence abroad and was associated with early nationalist and anti-colonial movements such as the Ghadar Party.
- 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: Shubhendra Shankar Target entity description: Shubhendra Shankar was an Indian musician and painter, best known as the son of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar.
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A.
Sukumar Sen
Sukumar Sen was an Indian civil servant who oversaw the country’s first general elections as its inaugural Chief Election Commissioner, helping to establish the foundations of India’s electoral democracy.
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B.
Upendra Kaul
Upendra Kaul is a prominent Indian cardiologist known for his contributions to interventional cardiology and cardiovascular research.
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C.
Dibanath Sen
Dibanath Sen was the husband of legendary Indian Bengali film actress Suchitra Sen, belonging to a prominent Bengali family.
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D.
Bireswar Sen
Bireswar Sen is an Indian actor known for his roles in Bengali cinema and television.
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E.
Tarak Nath Das
Tarak Nath Das was an Indian revolutionary and intellectual who campaigned for India’s independence abroad and was associated with early nationalist and anti-colonial movements such as the Ghadar Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian musician
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artForm |
Indian classical music
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visual art ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengali ⓘ |
| familyName | Shankar ⓘ |
| father | Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
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painting ⓘ |
| genre | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Shubhendra ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anoushka Shankar
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Norah Jones ⓘ |
| instrument | sitar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| mother | Annapurna Devi ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Shankar family ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the son of sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| notableWork | performances with Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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painter ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shubhendra Shankar Description of subject: Shubhendra Shankar was an Indian musician and painter, best known as the son of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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