Who is Prahlad Iyengar? MIT suspends Indian student over essay, sparks outrage
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suspended an Indian-origin PhD scholar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine last month. Prahlad Iyengar, who is barred from entering his college campus, will remain suspended till January 2026, India Today reported. This would terminate his five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Who…