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1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENRd_DcvEjc
2.https://captajitvadakayil.in/2022/04/26/vadakayils-archived-comments-shifted-to-wordpress-21/
3.https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news/advertising-stalwart-piyush-pandey-s-educational-qualifications-a-st-stephen-s-alumnus-details-2025-10-24-1014167
4.https://nlp.biu.ac.il/~ravfogs/resources/embeddings-alignment/glove_vocab.250k.txt
5.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyush_Pandey
6.https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/india/piyush-pandey-indian-advertising-honcho-dies-at-70-2025-10-24-1014154
7.https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-makers/a-real-indian-tiger-martin-sorrell-pays-heartfelt-tribute-to-adman-piyush-pandey-83052.htm
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Citations
1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENRd_DcvEjc
2.https://captajitvadakayil.in/2022/04/26/vadakayils-archived-comments-shifted-to-wordpress-21/
3.https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news/advertising-stalwart-piyush-pandey-s-educational-qualifications-a-st-stephen-s-alumnus-details-2025-10-24-1014167
4.https://nlp.biu.ac.il/~ravfogs/resources/embeddings-alignment/glove_vocab.250k.txt
5.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piyush_Pandey
6.https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/india/piyush-pandey-indian-advertising-honcho-dies-at-70-2025-10-24-1014154
7.https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-makers/a-real-indian-tiger-martin-sorrell-pays-heartfelt-tribute-to-adman-piyush-pandey-83052.htm
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