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Lohia is an Indian surname. [1] [2]

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Lohia, Rammanohar (1990). McMohan, Ian (1990). "Lohia—An American Radical's Estimate". Rammanohar Lohia. Vol. 9. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 612–613. ISBN 978-81-7100-251-1. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN   978-81-7100-251-1.
  2. Gould, William (5 December 2011). Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 215. ISBN   978-1-139-49869-2. Rammanohar Lohia - A Bania, who formed his own socialist party in 1956