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- ↑ Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1416. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ↑ Gida, Seema; Sinroja, Amee; Shah, Nila (1997). Folk Tales of Saurashtra. Creative Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-86318-48-5.
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- ↑ Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Asian Educational Services. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2.
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