V. S. Khandekar
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V. S. Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer best known for his influential Marathi novels and short stories, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| V. S. Khandekar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5792089 — 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: V. S. Khandekar Context triple: [Marathi literature, notableAuthor, V. S. Khandekar]
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Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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B.
P. L. Deshpande
P. L. Deshpande was a celebrated Marathi writer, humorist, actor, and music composer, renowned for his witty literature and contributions to Marathi theatre and cinema.
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C.
N. C. Kelkar
N. C. Kelkar was an Indian nationalist leader, journalist, and writer who played a prominent role in the freedom movement and Marathi public life in the early 20th century.
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D.
G. S. Khaparde
G. S. Khaparde was an Indian nationalist politician and lawyer who played a prominent role in the early freedom struggle, particularly alongside Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress.
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E.
N. N. Vohra
N. N. Vohra is an Indian civil servant and politician best known for serving as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and holding several key administrative positions in the Indian government.
- 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: V. S. Khandekar Target entity description: V. S. Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer best known for his influential Marathi novels and short stories, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."
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A.
Dinkar G. Kelkar
Dinkar G. Kelkar was an Indian art collector and scholar best known for assembling the extensive collection of traditional Indian artifacts that formed the basis of the Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum in Pune.
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B.
P. L. Deshpande
P. L. Deshpande was a celebrated Marathi writer, humorist, actor, and music composer, renowned for his witty literature and contributions to Marathi theatre and cinema.
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C.
N. C. Kelkar
N. C. Kelkar was an Indian nationalist leader, journalist, and writer who played a prominent role in the freedom movement and Marathi public life in the early 20th century.
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D.
G. S. Khaparde
G. S. Khaparde was an Indian nationalist politician and lawyer who played a prominent role in the early freedom struggle, particularly alongside Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress.
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E.
N. N. Vohra
N. N. Vohra is an Indian civil servant and politician best known for serving as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and holding several key administrative positions in the Indian government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian writer
ⓘ
Marathi-language writer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Jnanpith Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Padma Bhushan ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marathi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Khandekar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| givenName | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
essay
ⓘ
novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Marathi writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian epics
ⓘ
mythological themes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
philosophical themes in fiction
ⓘ
psychological depth in characterization ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Marathi ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
psychological fiction
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| movement | modernist Marathi literature ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Marathi writer to receive the Jnanpith Award ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributions to modern Marathi literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Don Dhruv
NERFINISHED
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Krounchavadh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulka NERFINISHED ⓘ Yayati NERFINISHED ⓘ Yayati: A Classic Tale of Lust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkTheme | mythological reinterpretation in "Yayati" ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism in Marathi ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
films
ⓘ
television serials ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: V. S. Khandekar Description of subject: V. S. Khandekar was a prominent 20th-century Indian writer best known for his influential Marathi novels and short stories, including the Jnanpith Award-winning novel "Yayati."
Referenced by (1)
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