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- 1 2 GENX JUST WON’T MOUTH MOTHER TONGUE The Telegraph, Calcutta, 5 September 2001.
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- ↑ Diary of Golden Days at Jharia – A Memoir and History of Gurjar Kashtriyas of Kutch in Coalfields of Jharia – written by Natwarlal Devram Jethwa of Calcutta (1998) :page 46 :Seth Tribhovandas Hirachand (1880-1967) Lifesketch
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- ↑ Abdul Aziz Al-Memony. He took an active interest in public welfare projects and extended considerable material support to Anglo-Gujrati School of Calcutta.
- ↑ Amritlal Ojha of Cutch was the Chairman of the Calcutta Anglo-Gujarati School Quarterly Journal of the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Society of India, Volumes 15-16, 1943.
- ↑ The Calcutta Anglo Gujarati College