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- ↑ Jyoti Nair (2 February 2018). "Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - Patriarch of the Patiala gharana". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ↑ Sharma, Manorma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. APH Publishing via Google Books website. pp. 124–126. ISBN 9788176489997.
