Vyany Dey Arora
Guest Faculty (Sociology) and Ph.D. Research Scholar (Sociology), Panjab University, Chandigarh

MLA 8
Arora, Vyany Dey. "Colors: A Unique Understanding and Sociological Interpretation Across Societies." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2025, pp. 2119-2130, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i06.015. Accessed June 2025.
APA 6
Arora, V. (2025, June). Colors: A Unique Understanding and Sociological Interpretation Across Societies. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(6), 2119-2130. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i06.015
Chicago
Arora, Vyany Dey. "Colors: A Unique Understanding and Sociological Interpretation Across Societies." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 6 (June 2025), 2119-2130. Accessed June, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i06.015.

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