Major Rama Safti
E333712
Major Rama Safti is the principled Indian doctor and central protagonist of Louis Bromfield’s novel "The Rains Came," whose dedication and moral strength are tested amid disaster and social upheaval.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Rama Safti canonical | 1 |
| Rama Safti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3168910 — 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: Major Rama Safti Context triple: [The Rains Came, mainCharacter, Major Rama Safti]
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A.
Mahendra
Mahendra is a central fictional character in Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali novel "Chokher Bali," whose complex relationships drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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B.
Sundar Popo
Sundar Popo was a pioneering Trinidadian singer widely credited with popularizing chutney music by blending Indian folk traditions with Caribbean musical styles.
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C.
Bipin
Bipin is the given name of Bipin Chandra Pal, a prominent Indian nationalist leader and social reformer of the early 20th century.
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D.
Kannasamy Nayaka
Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.
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E.
Yadnya Kasada
Yadnya Kasada is a traditional Tenggerese Hindu ritual in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
- 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: Major Rama Safti Target entity description: Major Rama Safti is the principled Indian doctor and central protagonist of Louis Bromfield’s novel "The Rains Came," whose dedication and moral strength are tested amid disaster and social upheaval.
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A.
Mahendra
Mahendra is a central fictional character in Rabindranath Tagore’s Bengali novel "Chokher Bali," whose complex relationships drive much of the story’s emotional conflict.
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B.
Sundar Popo
Sundar Popo was a pioneering Trinidadian singer widely credited with popularizing chutney music by blending Indian folk traditions with Caribbean musical styles.
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C.
Bipin
Bipin is the given name of Bipin Chandra Pal, a prominent Indian nationalist leader and social reformer of the early 20th century.
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D.
Kannasamy Nayaka
Kannasamy Nayaka, better known as Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, was the last king of the Kingdom of Kandy and the final native monarch of Sri Lanka before British colonial rule.
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E.
Yadnya Kasada
Yadnya Kasada is a traditional Tenggerese Hindu ritual in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | film adaptations of The Rains Came ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rains Came ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
cross-cultural understanding
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duty ⓘ public service ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| characterInNovelBy | Louis Bromfield ⓘ |
| conflictType | natural disaster and epidemic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| creator | Louis Bromfield ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationContext | Ranchipur ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | medicine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Rains Came
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surface form:
The Rains Came (1937 novel)
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| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Rama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
altruistic
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heroic ⓘ |
| name |
Major Rama Safti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rama Safti
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| narrativeFunction |
bridge between Indian and British communities
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tests of character during disaster ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional restraint
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leadership during crisis ⓘ professional integrity ⓘ sense of responsibility to the community ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
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physician ⓘ |
| rank | Major ⓘ |
| role |
central protagonist
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moral center of the story ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Ranchipur ⓘ |
| socialContext |
British India
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surface form:
British colonial India (fictionalized)
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| trait |
compassionate
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dedicated ⓘ ethical ⓘ morally strong ⓘ principled ⓘ self-disciplined ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | The Rains Came ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Rama Safti Description of subject: Major Rama Safti is the principled Indian doctor and central protagonist of Louis Bromfield’s novel "The Rains Came," whose dedication and moral strength are tested amid disaster and social upheaval.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rama Safti