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- ↑ "Vice Chancellor". visvabharati.ac.in. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ↑ "DU Professor Bidyut Chakraborty Appointed Visva-Bharati Vice Chancellor". NDTV.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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