Desi Professor used students as servants. UMKC knew and didn’t stop him

[solman]

Kamesh Kuchimanchi traveled halfway across the globe to earn his Ph.D. alongside one of the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s top researchers.

Ashim Mitra’s sterling reputation as a scientist wasn’t the lone draw. Like Kuchimanchi, the professor was from India, and that was a comfort. Their common bond, Kuchimanchi hoped, would make America feel more like home.

Instead, their relationship soured almost from the start, he said, because Mitra exploited that cultural kinship with students from India.

“I considered my life at UMKC nothing more than modern slavery,” Kuchimanchi said.

“Slavery” to Kuchimanchi meant bailing putrid water from Mitra’s basement after a flood and serving food at Mitra’s Indian cultural celebrations off campus.

His was not an isolated case.

 

 

Ashim Mitra

UMKC

 

The Star found that over Mitra’s 24 years as a leader in the UMKC School of Pharmacy,the professor compelled his students to act as his personal servants. They hauled equipment and bused tables at his social events. They were expected to tend his lawn, look after his dog and water the house plants, sometimes for weeks at a time when he and his wife were away.

The Star talked to nearly a dozen former students about Mitra’s demands. Dozens more declined to go on the record for this story.

Through Mitra’s hints and direct threats, students said they feared he would have their visas revoked if they did not comply with his demands.

The students’ complaints were corroborated by Mitra’s former colleagues, who told The Star they saw the students performing menial tasks off campus or heard their complaints. A few colleagues repeatedly told the professor his actions were improper, yet nothing changed.

According to allegations in pending litigation, the university not only knew about Mitra’s behavior, but administrators overlooked complaints for years because Mitra was among the most successful faculty members in corralling millions in research dollars for the school

 

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article220872325.html

[kevinUsa]

ante na 

 

[argadorn]

adho lafoot univ 

[bhaigan]

13 minutes ago, solman said:

Kamesh Kuchimanchi traveled halfway across the globe to earn his Ph.D. alongside one of the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s top researchers.

Ashim Mitra’s sterling reputation as a scientist wasn’t the lone draw. Like Kuchimanchi, the professor was from India, and that was a comfort. Their common bond, Kuchimanchi hoped, would make America feel more like home.

Instead, their relationship soured almost from the start, he said, because Mitra exploited that cultural kinship with students from India.

“I considered my life at UMKC nothing more than modern slavery,” Kuchimanchi said.

“Slavery” to Kuchimanchi meant bailing putrid water from Mitra’s basement after a flood and serving food at Mitra’s Indian cultural celebrations off campus.

His was not an isolated case.

 

 

Ashim Mitra

UMKC

 

The Star found that over Mitra’s 24 years as a leader in the UMKC School of Pharmacy,the professor compelled his students to act as his personal servants. They hauled equipment and bused tables at his social events. They were expected to tend his lawn, look after his dog and water the house plants, sometimes for weeks at a time when he and his wife were away.

The Star talked to nearly a dozen former students about Mitra’s demands. Dozens more declined to go on the record for this story.

Through Mitra’s hints and direct threats, students said they feared he would have their visas revoked if they did not comply with his demands.

The students’ complaints were corroborated by Mitra’s former colleagues, who told The Star they saw the students performing menial tasks off campus or heard their complaints. A few colleagues repeatedly told the professor his actions were improper, yet nothing changed.

According to allegations in pending litigation, the university not only knew about Mitra’s behavior, but administrators overlooked complaints for years because Mitra was among the most successful faculty members in corralling millions in research dollars for the school

 

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article220872325.html

Millions of dollars tisukoni vachi undachukani buddu lu manchivi kavu

[snoww]

those students can sue the university and get some money now. Since university didn't acted even after they knew about it. 

[jbourne]

Calling @ravana to comment on this issue

[Katti_Ramdas]

peru chudandi kamesh anta.. emanna kamisti kooda panulu chesada endi

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

Lite

[cellphone]

manodena 

[watta_precious_fruit]

1 hour ago, argadorn said:

adho lafoot univ 

calling APX27 ventruka krishna for a debate on this immediately

[tennisluvr]

I know one professor in my university who used to exploit students from India by making them work extra long hours etc, maybe not to the extent detailed here but still exploitation nevertheless. 

Seems to be a common thread among a lot of professors of Indian origin. 

[jbourne]

25 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

I know one professor in my university who used to exploit students from India by making them work extra long hours etc, maybe not to the extent detailed here but still exploitation nevertheless. 

Seems to be a common thread among a lot of professors of Indian origin. 

Don’t claim only Indian, 

all professors do make their students work for extra long hours, sometimes if they find student  competent they would postpone his graduation to get couple of papers extra

2 birds one stone.

i have examples from my frnds Chinese, German everyone does it 

ps:- cheap labor. 

[megadheera]

1 hour ago, Katti_Ramdas said:

peru chudandi kamesh anta.. emanna kamisti kooda panulu chesada endi

Artical chadivinava asalu? Kamesh is victim.

[ravana]

2 hours ago, jbourne said:

Calling @ravana to comment on this issue

na room mates iyana lab lo chesaru, e article lo vunnavi anni chesaru ma roommates

[jbourne]

5 minutes ago, ravana said:

na room mates iyana lab lo chesaru, e article lo vunnavi anni chesaru ma roommates

Mee professor emo ani anukunna, meeku kuda konchem time pattindi kada complete kavadaniki anduke