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References
- ↑ "List of Other Backward Classes (O.B.C.) Recognized by Govt. of West Bengal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-13.
- ↑ Nath, M. N. (1993). A Carnival of Parting: The Tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as Sung and Told by Madhu Natisar Nath of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan. United States: University of California Press. p. 51.
- ↑ Dikshit, K., Dikshit, J. K. (2013). North-East India: Land, People and Economy. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.p. 397
- ↑ "List of Scheduled Castes".
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