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- 1 2 Contemporary Rajasthani Poetry edited and translated by I.K. Sharma, Rajasthani Bhasha Sahitya Sangam (Academy), Bikaner, India, 1979, page 185.
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- 1 2 Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and Poems edited by K. M. George, Sahitya Akademi, 1992, page 997.
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