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- ↑ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha . Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Ex-Cong MP's death mourned". The Times of India . 17 October 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. 1983. p. 859. Retrieved 14 June 2020.