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- ↑ Sukumar Mallick; Saguna Dewan; S C Dhawan (1999). Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners (1958–1998) (PDF). New Delhi: Human Rsource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. p. 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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