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  1. Indian Statistical Institute, 700 108, Kolkata, India

    Partha P. Majumder

  2. L V Prasad Eye Institute, 500 034, Hyderabad, India

    D. Balasubramanian

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Majumder, P.P., Balasubramanian, D. Our footprints on the sands of time. Reson 11, 32–50 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02835685

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