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- ↑ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Sir Stanley Reed (1965). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 240. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1962). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Council of States Secretariat. pp. 5141–. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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