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- ↑ "Documentary on beef 'Caste on the Menu Card' banned at festival". Business Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Documentary on beef-eating 'Caste on the Menu Card' screened at JNU despite varsity's U-turn on nod". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Nainital film fest to screen 'Caste on the Menu Card'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Caste on the Menu Card: Official Webpage". SMCS Website. Retrieved 9 July 2017.