Poems of Nalini Bala Devi

“Hopunor Sur”

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“Parshmani” (1954)

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“Yugdevta“(1957)

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“Jagruti“(1960)

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“Alaknanda” (1967)

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“Antim Sur” (The Last Tune)

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