Segregated Seating: Non-veg? IIT Kharagpur's Hostel Separates Dining after Complaints
Subhankar Chowdhury | 07 September 2025 | The Telegraph
Students at IIT Kharagpur’s BR Ambedkar Hall of Residence recently received an email mandating “compliance with vegetarian and non-vegetarian seating arrangements” in their dining hall — a policy that has reignited debates about inclusivity at India’s premier technical institutions.
The August 16 directive to 1,300 residents came after “complaints have been increasing about boarders occupying vegetarian tables while eating eggs, fish, or chicken,” according to general secretary (mess) Nilanjan Paul, a PhD student who oversees hostel canteen operations…