Two Indian PhD students of anthropology who accused the University of Colorado Boulder of “systemic racism and discrimination” have received a settlement of $200,000. On that day, Prakash had used the main office microwave at the university’s anthropology department to heat his “palak paneer”. When Prakash asked which food was pungent and which not, a staff member allegedly told him, “’sandwiches’ for not pungent and ‘curry’ for pungent”. I tried to reason that we need to co-exist... the palak paneer had turned to ash in my mouth,” Prakash told The Telegraph over the phone. “Eventually, even our stipends were taken away,” Bhattacheryya told this newspaper.

Source: The Telegraph January 30, 2026 01:50 UTC