Everything Pramath Raj Sinha said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Bal Thackeray demanded 100% staff reservation at ISB Mumbai, says Sinha
“There were, they, Bala Saab Thakre asked for reservations and Very heavy reservations. Yeah. 50% for faculty, hundred percent for staff, and I don't remember, for students.”
AICTE officials demanded bribes when ISB sought regulatory approval, claims Sinha
“One big struggle was regulation. اے آئی سی ٹی کے پاس جا کے اپروول لینا اور پھر انہوں نے پیسے مانگے اور پھر انہوں نے کہا کہ نہیں ہم نہیں کر سکتے اور پھر بہت ڈسپائیٹ ٹرائنگ منی ایونیوز لوگوں نے مجھے ہمیں ہیلپ کرنے سے ریفیوز کر دیا”
Sinha testified as Rajat Gupta's character witness despite his family's objections
“In fact, I, Rajat asked me if I was going to be a character witness in his case. I said, yes. And I must tell you that my own family members told me that you are doing what you are doing. I had to appear as a witness.”
Sinha claims he never paid a single bribe to any politician
“In any of these projects, I have never had to give a single naya paisa of bribe to any politician, any government, ever.”
Sinha: No private business school matched ISB's quality after its launch
“If you think about it, after ISB, Nothing has gotten created in the private sector of the same quality.”
Sinha: BITS Pilani remains in the same league as original IITs
“Bits Pilani, though, has always existed. So to give them credit Bits Pilani was always in the same league as the original five IITs, and I think still remains in that Contention.”
Sinha's next university project would let students create their own major
“If you ask me, if I ever have the resources, the next university I will build is that you create your own major.”
ISB would never have started without Rajat Gupta, says Sinha
“No partnership, without him it would not have started. There's no question. There's no question. There's no vision.”
Microsoft's Hyderabad research center is likely its largest outside Seattle
“Finally Microsoft put their research center in Hyderabad. And it's a massive research center. I don't know if you know, it's probably the largest outside of Seattle.”
Chandrababu Naidu asked ISB to cede five acres to Microsoft
“In fact, they wanted a little bit of extra land, and Mr. Naidoo personally called me, and he said, can you give us five acres of the land that we have sold you? I will give you land on the other side, right? And of course, I couldn't say no to him, even though…”
Dubai officials personally approached Sinha to establish ISB and Ashoka campuses
“Everybody, even today, Dubai wants us to put up ISB and an Ashoka in Dubai. I have been personally approached.”
An ISB founder personally lent Sinha money to cover early payroll
“مجھے یاد ہے کہ ایک مہینہ ایسا تھا کہ میرے پاس تنخاہ دینے کے لیے پیسے نہیں تھے تو مجھے وارو کرنا پڑا تھا کسی سے One of our founders actually lend me money to meet payroll”
NEON SHOWLEDGER