Banalata Sen
E180942
Banalata Sen is a celebrated Bengali poem and its eponymous female figure, renowned for symbolizing beauty, solace, and timelessness in modern Bengali literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banalata Sen canonical | 1 |
| Banalata Sen (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1548117 — 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 Context triple: [Jibanananda Das, notableWork, Banalata Sen]
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A.
Bejoy Kumar Sinha
Bejoy Kumar Sinha was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association who participated in the militant struggle against British colonial rule.
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B.
Partha Sarathi
Partha Sarathi is a name commonly associated with the Hindu deity Krishna in his role as the charioteer and guide of Arjuna in the Mahabharata.
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C.
M.S. Banga
M.S. Banga is an Indian business executive and corporate leader, known for his senior roles in major multinational companies and as the brother of global finance figure Ajay Banga.
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D.
Ullaskar Dutta
Ullaskar Dutta was an Indian revolutionary associated with the early militant nationalist movement against British rule, known for his involvement in bomb-making activities and imprisonment in the Cellular Jail.
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E.
Niranjan Pal
Niranjan Pal was an Indian playwright and screenwriter associated with early Indian cinema and the Indian independence movement.
- 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 Target entity description: Banalata Sen is a celebrated Bengali poem and its eponymous female figure, renowned for symbolizing beauty, solace, and timelessness in modern Bengali literature.
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A.
Bejoy Kumar Sinha
Bejoy Kumar Sinha was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association who participated in the militant struggle against British colonial rule.
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B.
Partha Sarathi
Partha Sarathi is a name commonly associated with the Hindu deity Krishna in his role as the charioteer and guide of Arjuna in the Mahabharata.
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C.
M.S. Banga
M.S. Banga is an Indian business executive and corporate leader, known for his senior roles in major multinational companies and as the brother of global finance figure Ajay Banga.
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D.
Ullaskar Dutta
Ullaskar Dutta was an Indian revolutionary associated with the early militant nationalist movement against British rule, known for his involvement in bomb-making activities and imprisonment in the Cellular Jail.
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E.
Niranjan Pal
Niranjan Pal was an Indian playwright and screenwriter associated with early Indian cinema and the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali poem
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female literary character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Banalata Sen (poetry collection) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| creator | Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic female figure in Bengali literature
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iconic text in Bengali culture ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Kobita magazine ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| fromPlace | Natore ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| hasLine |
“Hajar bochor dhore ami poth haatitechi prithibir pothe”
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“Shobcheye shanto mukh ti, Banalata Sen, Natore-er” ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Banalata Sen (English translation) ⓘ |
| influenced | later Bengali poets ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modern Bengali poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
landmark of modern Bengali literature
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one of the most celebrated Bengali poems ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Banalata Sen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Banalata Sen (character)
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| medium | written poetry ⓘ |
| meter | Bengali metrical verse ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| originalScript | Bengali script ⓘ |
| partOf | modernist phase of Jibanananda Das ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century Bengali literature ⓘ |
| referencedPlace | Natore ⓘ |
| setting | imagined meeting with Banalata Sen ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic research
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beauty
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peace ⓘ refuge ⓘ solace ⓘ timelessness ⓘ |
| theme |
loneliness
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search for rest ⓘ time and history ⓘ yearning for peace ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Various translators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banalata Sen Description of subject: Banalata Sen is a celebrated Bengali poem and its eponymous female figure, renowned for symbolizing beauty, solace, and timelessness in modern Bengali literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Banalata Sen (character)