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References
- ↑ The Quint Chalo Una: Hundreds of Dalits Vow Never to Dispose off Dead Cattle
- ↑ Harsh, Mander (2019). "India's Lynchings: Ordinary Crimes, Rough Justice, or Command Hate Crimes.", Violence in South Asia: Contemporary Perspectives. Taylor and Francis. pp. Chapter 10. ISBN 9781000733402.
- ↑ "Chalo Udupi: A Fight To Make Voices of Dalit Women Heard". The Wire.
- ↑ The Hindu August 21, 2016 Three more arrested in Praveen Poojary murder case
- ↑ Times of India Oct 17, 2016, 08:19 IST After chalo Una, dalits now plan chalo Trivandrum