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- ↑ Panday, Chandan (3 October 2019). "Visit Tripura now, if you want to taste mouthwatering tribal food". EastMojo. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Tripura State Tribal Museum | Home" . Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ Ray, A.K (20 October 2020). Impact of block (Rubber) plantation in Tripura. [Agartala]: Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. ISBN 978-93-86707-59-8. OCLC 1277284475.
- ↑ Deb Barma, Aloy; Debroy, Prajapita (2022). Cinema as Art & Popular Culture in Tripura: An Introduction. Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. ISBN 978-81-958995-0-0. OL 44969662M.
- ↑ Sri Rajmala, vol.-I to IV. Translated by Nath, N.C. [Agartala]: Tribal Research and Cultural Institute. ISBN 978-93-86707-48-2. OCLC 1237107505.
