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- 1 2 3 4 5 Rothermund, Indira (1983). The Aundh Experiment: A Gandhian Grass-roots Democracy. Somaiya. ISBN 978-0-8364-1194-2.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Pant, Apa (1990). An Extended Family Or Fellow Pilgrims. Sangam Books. ISBN 978-0-86311-109-9.
- ↑ Rothermund 1983, p. 9.
- 1 2 Pant, Apa (1989). An Unusual Raja: Mahatma Gandhi and the Aundh Experiment. Sangam Books. ISBN 978-0-86131-752-3.
- ↑ Sumitra Kulkarni (1995). The Satara Raj, 1818-1848: A Study in History, Administration, and Culture. Mittal Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7099-581-4.
- ↑ "geopolitical history of aundh state" (PDF).
- ↑ "AUNDH". archive.is. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2024-10-11.