New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Two Indian PhD students at the University of Colorado Boulder reportedly won $200,000 (around Rs.1.8 crore) in civil rights settlement after alleging they were discriminated against for eating Indian food on campus - a case they say was about dignity as much as money.

The lawsuit in question dates back to 2023, when Aditya Prakash, then a PhD scholar in the university's Anthropology Department was heating his lunch - a bowl of palak paneer.

According to a report by The Indian Express, Prakash he was reheating his lunch in a shared microwave when a female staff member complained about the "pungent" smell and told him not to use the facility.

Without losing his calm, Prakash reportedly told the staff member firmly: ...