India, Jan. 25 -- Two Indian scholars recently drew attention after they received a $200,000 settlement in the United States in a racial discrimination case. After the legal matter concluded, they told what happened and why they decided to take legal action. They said the issue was never about someone disliking the smell of palak paneer, a common Indian dish.
According to them, the incident took place at an American university, and the person who made remarks about the food being "pungent" was British. They believe the response they faced showed the same kind of racial thinking that Indians have long associated with colonial attitudes described in history and family stories.
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