I'm pretty surprised at the number of censors in this thread. It seems more people are interested in telling Praveen to be quiet than in discussing the facially legitimate questions he has raised. I'm sure everyone has great advice - ask passive questions, compliment the scholarship committee, wait to raise the topic for a year where you don't apply for a scholarship, etc. But one effective way to point to a disparate effect of scholarship criteria is to use specific examples, as uncomfortable as that might be for some. Praveen may be wrong; it would be great if the committee of telling people to be quiet could engage with that possibility instead.