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- ↑ "Indira Gandhi Boat Race set to make a comeback to city after 27-year hiatus". The New Indian Express.
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- ↑ "Kochi ends 27-years long hiatus; gets back Indira Gandhi Boat Race".
- ↑ "Indira Gandhi Boat Race - Indira Gandhi Boat Race Cochin, Indira Gandhi Boat Race Kochi Kerala". www.cochin.org.uk.
- ↑ "Snake boats to race in Kochi as Indira Gandhi boat race makes comeback after 16 years". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.
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