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- ↑ Entry at WorldCat Identities
- ↑ Maclay, Kathleen (6 September 2017). Robert Goldman wins World Sanskrit Award for 2017 . Berkeley News. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ Profile at pathtoanandam.org. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ Events, 9 & 10 September 2009, at sici.org. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ Faculty profile at the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, Berkeley
- 1 2 R.P. Goldman: Brief CV
- ↑ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II. 13 December 2016. ISBN 9781400883103.
- ↑ The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume IV. 13 December 2016. ISBN 9781400884582.
- 1 2 The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VI. 24 January 2017. ISBN 9780691173986.
