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Desai, A.R. (September 1958). "Community Development Projects—A Sociological Analysis".
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Desai, A.R. (March 1963). "National Integration and Religion".
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Desai A.R. (1980) Urban Family and Family Planning in India.
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Shah, Ghanshyam; Desai, Akshayakumar Ramanlal (1990).
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1144:(49). Mumbai: 3069–3070.
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