Alla Rakha
E801379
Alla Rakha was a renowned Indian tabla virtuoso celebrated for his collaborations with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and for popularizing Indian classical percussion worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alla Rakha canonical | 2 |
| Allah Rakha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459289 — 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: Alla Rakha Context triple: [Ravi Shankar, associatedAct, Alla Rakha]
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A.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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B.
Numaish Chowrangi
Numaish Chowrangi is a major traffic intersection and commercial area in central Karachi, Pakistan, known as a key gateway to the city’s downtown and nearby civic landmarks.
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C.
Kulluka Bhatta
Kulluka Bhatta was a prominent medieval Indian scholar best known for his influential Sanskrit commentary on the Hindu legal text Manusmriti.
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D.
Gaghan
Gaghan is the surname of Stephen Gaghan, an American screenwriter and director known for works like "Traffic" and "Syriana."
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E.
Guha Bala
Guha Bala is a video game developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the studio Vicarious Visions, which worked on major franchises like Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and Crash Bandicoot.
- 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: Alla Rakha Target entity description: Alla Rakha was a renowned Indian tabla virtuoso celebrated for his collaborations with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and for popularizing Indian classical percussion worldwide.
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A.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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B.
Numaish Chowrangi
Numaish Chowrangi is a major traffic intersection and commercial area in central Karachi, Pakistan, known as a key gateway to the city’s downtown and nearby civic landmarks.
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C.
Kulluka Bhatta
Kulluka Bhatta was a prominent medieval Indian scholar best known for his influential Sanskrit commentary on the Hindu legal text Manusmriti.
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D.
Gaghan
Gaghan is the surname of Stephen Gaghan, an American screenwriter and director known for works like "Traffic" and "Syriana."
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E.
Guha Bala
Guha Bala is a video game developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime leader of the studio Vicarious Visions, which worked on major franchises like Guitar Hero, Skylanders, and Crash Bandicoot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian classical musician
ⓘ
musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ person ⓘ tabla player ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alla Rakha Qureshi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ustad Alla Rakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Shri
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Fazal Qureshi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taufiq Qureshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Ravi Shankar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-02-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kashmiri ⓘ |
| familyName | Qureshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian classical percussion
ⓘ
tabla performance ⓘ |
| fullName | Ustad Alla Rakha Qureshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindustani classical music
ⓘ
Indian classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Alla Rakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zakir Hussain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
generations of tabla players ⓘ |
| instrument | tabla ⓘ |
| movement | Hindustani classical tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Ravi Shankar
ⓘ
popularizing Indian classical percussion worldwide ⓘ |
| notableWork | popularization of tabla as a concert instrument worldwide ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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tabla player ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Ali Akbar Khan
NERFINISHED
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Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilayat Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ghagwal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Fazal Qureshi
NERFINISHED
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Taufiq Qureshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakir Hussain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alla Rakha Description of subject: Alla Rakha was a renowned Indian tabla virtuoso celebrated for his collaborations with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and for popularizing Indian classical percussion worldwide.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allah Rakha