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- ↑ Sharma, Supriya. "Rapper VTEN: Good influence or bad?". My Republica.
- ↑ Adhikari, Rojita (13 January 2020). "'No debate, no democracy': journalists in Nepal fight new threat to press freedom" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "कम्युनिस्टका 'जनवादी गीत' भन्दा कम छैनन् र्याप गीत".
- ↑ "कोरियाको होङ्ग्देमा हुने डान्स पार्टीमा र्यापर भिटेन र गिरीशकाे र्यापले तताउने". संसार ब्युझाउने हाम्रो अभियान ! हरेक दिन नयाँ !!. 8 September 2018.