Two Indian PhD students, Aditya Prakash and Urmi Bhattacheryya, have settled a civil rights lawsuit against the University of Colorado Boulder for $200,000. The dispute began in September 2023 when Prakash was reportedly told not to heat palak paneer in a departmental microwave due to its smell. The students alleged discriminatory treatment and retaliation, citing a kitchen policy with a disproportionate impact on South Asians. The settlement includes the conferral of Master's degrees but bars future enrollment or employment at the university. They have since returned to India.