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- ↑ "History of Press in Kerala". Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ Stella Joseph. "Tenancy - A much debated issue" (PDF). Print and public sphere in Malabar: a study of early newspapers (1847-1930) (Thesis). University of Calicut.
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