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References
- ↑ The Mystery of the Pink Pearl. Penguin. 1998. p. 263. ISBN 978-0140278217.
- ↑ Complete Adventures of Feluda. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780143032786.
- ↑ "Feluda on Feluda". The Telegraph. India. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ↑ "Satyajiter Gappo: Golapi Mukta Rahasya". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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