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- ↑ People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, SDS Charak & B. R Rizvi pages 302-308
- ↑ People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, SDS Charak & B. R Rizvi pages 302-308
- ↑ People of India Jammu and Kashmir Volume XXV edited by K.N Pandita, SDS Charak & B. R Rizvi pages 302-308