Devdas
E165963
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devdas canonical | 10 |
| Devdas (1955 film) | 2 |
| Devdas (1935 film) | 1 |
| Devdas (2002 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1436705 — 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: Devdas Context triple: [Bengali literature, notableWorkIn, Devdas]
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A.
Ghoomar
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India, characterized by graceful pirouettes, colorful swirling skirts, and rhythmic clapping performed during festive and ceremonial occasions.
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B.
Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
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C.
Ram ki Paidi
Ram ki Paidi is a series of sacred ghats along the Sarayu River in Ayodhya, where pilgrims perform ritual baths and ceremonies associated with Lord Rama.
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D.
Heer Ranjha
Heer Ranjha is a classic Punjabi tragic romance epic, traditionally attributed to the poet Waris Shah, that tells the love story of Heer and Ranjha and is considered one of the most important works in Punjabi literature.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
- 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: Devdas Target entity description: Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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A.
Ghoomar
Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of Rajasthan, India, characterized by graceful pirouettes, colorful swirling skirts, and rhythmic clapping performed during festive and ceremonial occasions.
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B.
Mother India
Mother India is a national personification of India depicted as a nurturing yet embattled mother figure, widely used in literature, art, and political discourse to inspire patriotism and sacrifice.
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C.
Ram ki Paidi
Ram ki Paidi is a series of sacred ghats along the Sarayu River in Ayodhya, where pilgrims perform ritual baths and ceremonies associated with Lord Rama.
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D.
Heer Ranjha
Heer Ranjha is a classic Punjabi tragic romance epic, traditionally attributed to the poet Waris Shah, that tells the love story of Heer and Ranjha and is considered one of the most important works in Punjabi literature.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationSignificance | one of the most frequently adapted Indian novels to film ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
multiple regional language films
ⓘ
radio dramas ⓘ stage plays ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| author | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfChandramukhi | courtesan who loves Devdas ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfDevdas | tragic hero ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfParvati | childhood sweetheart of Devdas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | established the archetype of the self-destructive lover in Indian narratives ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | cult classic in Indian popular culture ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic novel
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Devdas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Devdas (1935 film)
Devdas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Devdas (1955 film)
Devdas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Devdas (2002 film)
multiple Indian language films ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian cinema
ⓘ
popular culture in India ⓘ |
| languageScript | Bengali script ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of Bengali literature
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considered one of the most iconic works in Indian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Indian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chandramukhi
ⓘ
Devdas self-link ⓘ Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
|
| narrativeForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of rigid social norms
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portrayal of emotional intensity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy young man is unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart and descends into tragedy ⓘ |
| primaryRelationship | love between Devdas and Parvati ⓘ |
| protagonistSocialStatus | wealthy young man ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| recurringMotif |
alcoholism
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sacrifice ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| setting | Bengal ⓘ |
| theme |
family pressure
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self-destruction ⓘ social class differences ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th to early 20th century Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Devdas Description of subject: Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Devdas (1935 film)
this entity surface form:
Devdas (1955 film)
this entity surface form:
Devdas (2002 film)
this entity surface form:
Devdas (1955 film)