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- ↑ Malgonkar, Manohar (1964). A Bend in the Ganges. London: Hamish Hamilton, London. ISBN 9780670157259.
- ↑ Raghavendra, Dr. C. (April 2018). "Manohar Malgonkar's A Bend in the Ganges: A Deft Blend of Personal, Patriotic, Partition and Communal Affairs" (PDF). Language in India. 18. ISSN 1930-2940.
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