Somnath Hore
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Somnath Hore was a prominent Indian modernist printmaker and sculptor known for his powerful, socially engaged depictions of human suffering and his pioneering work in printmaking techniques.
All labels observed (1)
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| Somnath Hore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9123039 — 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: Somnath Hore Context triple: [Kala Bhavana, hasNotableAlumni, Somnath Hore]
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A.
Vishvambhar Mishra
Vishvambhar Mishra is the birth name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the 15th–16th century Bengali saint and key proponent of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
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B.
Banwarilal Purohit
Banwarilal Purohit is an Indian politician and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader who has served as governor of multiple states and as a prominent constitutional office-holder.
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C.
Ramakant Rath
Ramakant Rath is an Indian poet and writer, regarded as one of the most prominent modernists in Odia literature.
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D.
Jagdish Mukhi
Jagdish Mukhi is an Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who has served in various gubernatorial and administrative roles in India.
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E.
Kailashpati Mishra
Kailashpati Mishra was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served in various governmental and organizational roles.
- 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: Somnath Hore Target entity description: Somnath Hore was a prominent Indian modernist printmaker and sculptor known for his powerful, socially engaged depictions of human suffering and his pioneering work in printmaking techniques.
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A.
Vishvambhar Mishra
Vishvambhar Mishra is the birth name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the 15th–16th century Bengali saint and key proponent of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
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B.
Banwarilal Purohit
Banwarilal Purohit is an Indian politician and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader who has served as governor of multiple states and as a prominent constitutional office-holder.
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C.
Ramakant Rath
Ramakant Rath is an Indian poet and writer, regarded as one of the most prominent modernists in Odia literature.
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D.
Jagdish Mukhi
Jagdish Mukhi is an Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who has served in various gubernatorial and administrative roles in India.
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E.
Kailashpati Mishra
Kailashpati Mishra was an Indian politician and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party who served in various governmental and organizational roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian artist
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person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
famine
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human suffering ⓘ social injustice ⓘ war ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship
NERFINISHED
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National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
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British India ⓘ Chittagong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya
NERFINISHED
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Zainul Abedin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2006-09-01 ⓘ |
| education | Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
printmaking
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sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | figurative art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bengal famine of 1943
NERFINISHED
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Communist movement in Bengal ⓘ Tebhaga movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of human suffering
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experimental printmaking techniques ⓘ socially engaged art ⓘ wound series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Indian modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Somnath Hore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Wounds series (bronze sculptures)
NERFINISHED
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Wounds series (prints) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Communist Party of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of graphics department at Kala Bhavana ⓘ |
| spouse | Reba Hore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | expressionism ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
intaglio printmaking
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lithography ⓘ pulp-print technique ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
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Santiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Somnath Hore Description of subject: Somnath Hore was a prominent Indian modernist printmaker and sculptor known for his powerful, socially engaged depictions of human suffering and his pioneering work in printmaking techniques.
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