Banalata Sen (English translation)
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Banalata Sen (English translation) is an English rendition of Jibanananda Das’s iconic Bengali poem and collection, bringing its lyrical modernist imagery and themes of time, memory, and longing to non-Bengali readers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banalata Sen (English translation) canonical | 1 |
| Banalata Sen (poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9886418 — 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: Banalata Sen (English translation) Context triple: [Banalata Sen, hasTranslation, Banalata Sen (English translation)]
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A.
Bisher Banshi
Bisher Banshi is a literary work, likely in the Yugavani tradition, recognized for its contribution to regional South Asian poetry or prose.
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B.
Rupasi Bangla
Rupasi Bangla is a celebrated Bengali poetry collection by Jibanananda Das, renowned for its lyrical evocation of the natural beauty and cultural soul of Bengal.
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C.
Dibaratrir Kabya
Dibaratrir Kabya is a renowned Bengali novel celebrated for its psychological depth and social realism.
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D.
Biswa Bangla Sarani
Biswa Bangla Sarani is a prominent arterial road in New Town, Kolkata, serving as a key connector through this planned urban and IT hub.
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E.
Sorrow of Bihar
Sorrow of Bihar is a devastatingly flood-prone river in the Indian state of Bihar, notorious for its frequent course changes and widespread destruction.
- 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: Banalata Sen (English translation) Target entity description: Banalata Sen (English translation) is an English rendition of Jibanananda Das’s iconic Bengali poem and collection, bringing its lyrical modernist imagery and themes of time, memory, and longing to non-Bengali readers.
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A.
Bisher Banshi
Bisher Banshi is a literary work, likely in the Yugavani tradition, recognized for its contribution to regional South Asian poetry or prose.
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B.
Rupasi Bangla
Rupasi Bangla is a celebrated Bengali poetry collection by Jibanananda Das, renowned for its lyrical evocation of the natural beauty and cultural soul of Bengal.
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C.
Dibaratrir Kabya
Dibaratrir Kabya is a renowned Bengali novel celebrated for its psychological depth and social realism.
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D.
Biswa Bangla Sarani
Biswa Bangla Sarani is a prominent arterial road in New Town, Kolkata, serving as a key connector through this planned urban and IT hub.
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E.
Sorrow of Bihar
Sorrow of Bihar is a devastatingly flood-prone river in the Indian state of Bihar, notorious for its frequent course changes and widespread destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language book
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poetry collection ⓘ translated work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Banalata Sen ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| contains | English translations of poems by Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| containsWork | English translation of the poem "Banalata Sen" ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSourceWork | India ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist poetry
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poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
historical landscapes
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mythic and timeless spaces ⓘ rural Bengal ⓘ sea journeys ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
displacement
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existential reflection ⓘ historical memory ⓘ journey ⓘ longing ⓘ love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ memory ⓘ nature ⓘ search for identity ⓘ solitude ⓘ time ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | non-Bengali readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | South Asian literature in translation ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing a canonical Bengali poem to global readership
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evocation of time and memory ⓘ lyrical modernist imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Banalata Sen ⓘ |
| purpose | to make Jibanananda Das’s poetry accessible to English readers ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| sourceWorkLanguageCommunity | Bengali literature ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on translation of Bengali modernist poetry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banalata Sen (English translation) Description of subject: Banalata Sen (English translation) is an English rendition of Jibanananda Das’s iconic Bengali poem and collection, bringing its lyrical modernist imagery and themes of time, memory, and longing to non-Bengali readers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Banalata Sen (English translation)