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American Man Mocks IIT Bombay Professor at US University, Gets Brutally Trolled Online
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News18•05-10-2026, 16:00
American Man Mocks IIT Bombay Professor at US University, Gets Brutally Trolled Online
- •An X user tried to mock the presence of Indian-origin faculty members at Montana State University by sharing a list of professors.
- •The user specifically targeted Dr Shivali Banerjee, an Assistant Professor who is an IIT Bombay graduate, and Dr Amalesh Jana.
- •Social media users quickly slammed the critic, highlighting that getting into IIT Bombay is much harder than getting into Harvard or MIT.
- •Commenters pointed out that having such high-caliber IIT graduates is a massive win and prestige for Montana State University.
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The user, known as Oilfield Rando, posted a list of Indian and Indian-origin professors at Montana State University to question their presence, but it backfired when social media users highlighted the professors' elite credentials, particularly from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).
Dr Shivali Banerjee serves as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Process Engineering at Montana State University and holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
The controversy started after Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced on X that he would be leading a trade delegation of over 30 Montanans to India and Sri Lanka.
