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- ↑ Meena Dhanda (July–September 2022). "The Concurrence of Anti-Racism and Anti-Casteism". The Political Quarterly. 93 (3): 478–487. doi:10.1111/1467-923X.13147. hdl: 2436/625161 .
- ↑ Rawat, Vidya. "How upper castes in UK tried to defeat me : Bishan Dass Bains, Former Mayor Wolverhampton" – via www.academia.edu.
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- ↑ "Pride vs Prejudice: one man's fight against racism and inequality". wolverhamptonart.org.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ Pride Vs Prejudice. ASIN 0957523858.