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- ↑ "GOPIO's third European regional conference". The Times of India . 2002-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ↑ Lokvani article
- ↑ Indian community in Connecticut felicitate Dr Thomas Abraham (The Indian Star)
