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- ↑ "Hiran Mitra". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ 68th Annual BFJA Awards 2005, Art Direction Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Teesta Barer Brittanto". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ↑ Portraits and writings by Hiran Mitra in Bengali Little Magazine
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