MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

Indian-origin student suspended from MIT over essay on Gaza genocide

An Indian-origin student has been suspended from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) over an essay he wrote about the Palestinian people and their suffering, and against Israel’s actions. Prahlad Iyengar, a doctoral student at MIT, was issued an immediate “interim” suspension and banned from entering the campus on 1 November over an essay he had written titled “On Pacifism”, in a student magazine, Written Revolution. Prahlad Iyengar …

MIT Faces Backlash After Suspension Of Indian-Origin Student For Pro-Palestine Essay

Iyengar, who also serves as the magazine's chief editor, wrote an article titled "On Pacifism," which featured imagery and language that “could be interpreted as a call for more violent or destructive forms of protest at MIT."

MIT suspends Indian-origin student Prahlad Iyengar over controversial essay; what was it - Explained

A controversy arose after MIT suspended Prahlad Iyengar, an Indian-origin student, for an essay published in the college magazine.

MIT student Prahlad Iyengar: Student coalition campaigns against MIT’s suspension of Indian-origin student

The MIT Coalition Against Apartheid said that the MIT’s Committee on Discipline has “denied’ fair procedure for Prahlad Iyengar and their actions were an “abuse of power, wherein disciplinary procedures have been weaponized for political purposes”

MIT suspends PhD student Prahlad Iyengar over pro-Palestine essay

An Indian-origin Phd student Prahlad Iyengar who was restricted from entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus after he wrote a pro-Palestine essay earlier has now been suspended till January 2026. This could effectively terminate his five-year NSF fellowship. In connection to this the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid has launched a protest calling the institute’s decision a blow to freedom of speech.  Iyengar was pursuing a…

Who is Prahlad Iyengar? MIT suspends Indian student over essay, sparks outrage

MIT suspended Indian-origin PhD scholar Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine.