Kasturba Gandhi
E10810
Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kasturba Gandhi canonical | 25 |
| Kasturba Kapadia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40681 — 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: Kasturba Gandhi Context triple: [Mahatma Gandhi, spouse, Kasturba Gandhi]
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A.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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C.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her lifelong service to the poor and sick, particularly in Kolkata, India, and is widely regarded as a global symbol of compassion and charity.
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D.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
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E.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
- 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: Kasturba Gandhi Target entity description: Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.
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A.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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C.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her lifelong service to the poor and sick, particularly in Kolkata, India, and is widely regarded as a global symbol of compassion and charity.
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D.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
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E.
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel "The God of Small Things" and her outspoken political commentary on social and environmental justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence activist
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| arrestedFor | participation in civil disobedience ⓘ |
| birthName |
Kasturba Gandhi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kasturba Kapadia
|
| causeOfDeath |
chronic bronchitis
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tuberculosis ⓘ |
| child |
Devdas Gandhi
ⓘ
Harilal Gandhi ⓘ Manilal Gandhi ⓘ Ramdas Gandhi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1869-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-02-22 ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Aga Khan Palace ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gujarati people ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in civil disobedience when Gandhi was imprisoned
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participation in Indian independence movement ⓘ social reform for women ⓘ supporting Mahatma Gandhi’s political campaigns ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Gujarati
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Hindi ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian independence movement
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Satyagraha ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| name | Kasturba Gandhi self-link ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Champaran Satyagraha
ⓘ
Civil Disobedience Movement ⓘ Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Non-cooperation movement
Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form:
Quit India Movement
|
| placeOfBirth |
British India
ⓘ
Kathiawar Agency ⓘ Porbandar, Gujarat, India ⓘ
surface form:
Porbandar
Porbandar, Gujarat, India ⓘ
surface form:
Porbandar State
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| placeOfDeath |
Aga Khan Palace
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Bombay Presidency ⓘ British India ⓘ Pune ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Durban
ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Phoenix Settlement ⓘ Porbandar, Gujarat, India ⓘ
surface form:
Porbandar
Rajkot ⓘ Sabarmati Ashram ⓘ Sevagram Ashram ⓘ |
| spouse | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| workedOn |
abolition of untouchability
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improvement of sanitation and hygiene ⓘ upliftment of rural women ⓘ women’s education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kasturba Gandhi Description of subject: Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kasturba Kapadia
subject surface form:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
subject surface form:
Samadhi of Kasturba Gandhi
subject surface form:
Samadhi of Kasturba Gandhi
subject surface form:
Samadhi of Kasturba Gandhi