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- ↑ "1965: 'जिंदा या मुर्दा डोगरई में मिलना है' BBC Hindi". 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "जयंती पर मेजर आशाराम त्यागी को किया याद Dainik Jagran".
- ↑ "शहीद मेजर आशाराम त्यागी का 72 वीं जयंती मनाई Nawbharat Times".
- ↑ "1965: 'जिंदा या मुर्दा डोगरई में मिलना है'". BBC Hindi. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ↑ Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma. ISBN 9788170231400.
- ↑ "1965:'जिंदा या मुर्दा डोगरई में मिलना है'-BBC Hindi". 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Army, AWARDEES OF MAHA VIR CHAKRA".