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The students of amrita University are being charged 33, 000 per year for the mess food @ amritapuri campus, It has to be assumed that the food is of atleast some good quality for this exorbitant price. But the situation is real worse .The food is 'eatable' only once in a blue moon. they're providing the students with ashram food.( mayb they're using the students' money to provide food for ashram-mates too) Some times it smells so nasty that the students even do not feel to enter the mess hall. Taking advantage of the situation they have also started a canteen inside the mess which gives a bit more tasty food. There had been repeated complaints for which the so called authorities turned a deaf ear.
Recently, there had been many incidents in which worms were found in the food. There had been small protests every time. But they ignored it. On this October 15th when the worm was found once again, the students started their protest. When there was no response, everything turned violent, students lost control and started breaking furniture and broke the glass of the mess van thinking that at least after that there will be a solution. The students were there till midnight 12 am. Meanwhile some media crew came to report the incident, but sensing the problem, somebody from 'them' spread the rumour that those were college faculties and video will be used to suspend students. So, the students turned against them( on the basis of false rumours). W hen the students realised truth, they apologized.
They were dispersed only after the promise from authorities that there will be discussions the next day with the students as the dean and the director were out of campus.
Next day morning the announcement surprised students. They were told college was closed indefinitely and students need to vacate hostels by 8am. And serious actions will be taken against who would fail to do it. Students see it as a measure by the auth. so as to cover the discussions. Now they're having meetings not to find solution but to suspend students.They framed a report that challenges even an Oscar winning script. Framed Report is as follows:

"This is what happened.
A group of students yesterday evening claimed they found a worm in the food. I was on scene a little later and saw their worm was alive. How can that be i thought. This group of students were right on time at 7:15 pm for dinner. Seems they usually always eat out. Now within fifteen mins of finding the worm they started throwing stone. They had kept stones ready on the roof of their hostel even before and started throwing at mess hall. Again in half hour they called and had reporter channel covering this "strike". And after the cameraman shot the video, they beat him up to make a scene that a journalist got beaten up in amrita. The journalist is in the hospital. They broke food van glass, punctured its tires and created an issue till 1am. The group for student who started this were under enquiry for drug abuse.
This was very well planned activity and they were surely helped by external people else they cannot do all this so perfectly. They also send press reports to all newspapers by 8:30pm within one hour of strike.
So today morning all students were packed off to their homes.
Some of us went to hostels to make sure they vacated. And college is closed indefinitely"
Where in the world can u find such ****ing decisions?
These people spoil the name of the institution that is run by a service trust by a holy saint. Maybe at least Amma sees
this and does what is needed for her beloved children.
om shanti:

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Yashaswini Rao
Amaravati, IN
Nov 04, 2023 2:41 pm EDT

In Amrita Amaravati,

• No scavengers to clean the washrooms, students are asked to clean the washrooms ( in the girls' hostel)

• No laundry facility

• No proper Sanitation.

• Water supply cut at any time.

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Mangalashery Neelakandhan
, US
Jan 25, 2019 10:30 am EST

I had the worst food in my entire life from this college how can a man eat this type of nasty food? I don't know. By knowing this mess fee is compulsory for all hostel students. This is 100% business. The updated mess fee is Rs. 39900. They increased the fee after the student protest against the bad food without even a single quality change. Can you even think how arrogant the management here? I'm pretty sure that they aren't providing food even worth a quality of Rs. 10000 for students.
Every body except students including ashram residents and swamis, faculties are getting fat or maintaining it, because they are having good quality food by using students money while most of the students are getting thin and weak. The one and only merit due to this greediness of the university is that many students with obesity before coming here became thin! (Really this is not joke or I'm not exaggerating. You can enquire to anybody with having experience here) .

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Cathy Gopika Smith
, US
Sep 18, 2018 5:01 am EDT

Since Sri Amma is famous for her food, this is a travesty of her support of education. At Boston University we have state of the art cafes inside our cafeteria and serve certified organic food with vegan alternatives. Harvard University is famous for this bad quality of food as well! The students would take you to court in the USA. We call this "reckless endangerment". It is illegal in the states.

Historically there were food strikes due to rotten food at Harvard a couple hundred years ago and more. Saving money on the health of your rising people (University students) is at cross purposes for Seva, isn't it? Someone is being dishonest. There is some stealing there in the food service, I would think.

AMMAJI NEEDS TO SEE THIS AND OFFER SOMETHING BETTER, please... or correct the situation and change the postings so people do not think her institutions are not serving her people as best she can. Wormy food? That teaches her students that this is ok to do if you make it to university. Do as I do ... not as I say.

There must be some solution. No complaints about spiritual life and that includes what you feed your body.