Udayan
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Udayan is a central figure in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose radical political involvement and complex family relationships drive much of the story’s emotional and moral conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Udayan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2895656 — 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: Udayan Context triple: [The Lowland, mainCharacter, Udayan]
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A.
Uday
Uday was the eldest son of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, notorious for his violent behavior, lavish lifestyle, and prominent role in his father's regime.
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B.
Udaya
Udaya is a given name most notably associated with D. Udaya Kumar, the Indian designer who created the Indian rupee sign.
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C.
Nandiraj
Nandiraj is a tributary river that feeds into the Indravati River in central India.
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D.
Shalin
Shalin is a Malaysian ten-pin bowler renowned for her numerous international titles and status as one of Asia’s most successful female bowlers.
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E.
Sundar
Sundar is the given name of Sundar Pichai, the Indian-American CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google.
- 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: Udayan Target entity description: Udayan is a central figure in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose radical political involvement and complex family relationships drive much of the story’s emotional and moral conflict.
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A.
Uday
Uday was the eldest son of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, notorious for his violent behavior, lavish lifestyle, and prominent role in his father's regime.
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B.
Udaya
Udaya is a given name most notably associated with D. Udaya Kumar, the Indian designer who created the Indian rupee sign.
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C.
Nandiraj
Nandiraj is a tributary river that feeds into the Indravati River in central India.
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D.
Shalin
Shalin is a Malaysian ten-pin bowler renowned for her numerous international titles and status as one of Asia’s most successful female bowlers.
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E.
Sundar
Sundar is the given name of Sundar Pichai, the Indian-American CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| affects | Bela’s upbringing ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lowland ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
consequences of ideology ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ memory and loss ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| causes |
family tension
ⓘ
intergenerational trauma ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| deathLocation | near his family home in Tollygunge ⓘ |
| drives |
emotional conflict in The Lowland
ⓘ
moral conflict in The Lowland ⓘ |
| hasEducation | studied science ⓘ |
| hasFate | killed by police ⓘ |
| hasHomeLocation | Tollygunge, Calcutta ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Bijoli
ⓘ
Subhash and Udayan’s father ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalInvolvement |
Maoist insurgency in India
ⓘ
surface form:
Naxalite movement
radical politics ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Subhash ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Gauri ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ politically committed ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| influences |
Gauri’s life choices
ⓘ
Subhash’s life trajectory ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for plot events in The Lowland
ⓘ
embodiment of political idealism ⓘ |
| opposes | state repression in India ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
clandestine political activities
ⓘ
student activism ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central figure
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| setInTime |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Udayan Description of subject: Udayan is a central figure in Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel "The Lowland," whose radical political involvement and complex family relationships drive much of the story’s emotional and moral conflict.
Referenced by (4)
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