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Pramath Raj Sinha

Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Ashoka University · 1 appearance on the record.

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He served as the founding dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and co-founded major educational initiatives including Ashoka University, Harappa Education, and the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women. A former Partner at McKinsey & Company and CEO of ABP Group, he has authored books including An Idea Whose Time Has Come.

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1 supported 1 partly supported 0 contradicted 3 not checkable as stated how the 5 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

5 assertions · 2 opinions · 4 disclosures · 1 what if · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, and 3 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Pramath argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 17:04 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show

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weighted support: a fully supported claim counts one, a partly supported claim counts half. Each filled bar is clickable and opens exactly those claims; "none yet" means nothing said at that certainty level has resolved yet

How they sound: not measured why? →

We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Pramath Raj Sinha on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

Everything Pramath Raj Sinha said on the Neon Show that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Assertion Partly supported
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 11:13 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 1:09:48 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Disclosure
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 46:06 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 19:11 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Opinion
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 28:52 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Opinion
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 27:30 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Disclosure
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 32:52 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
What-if
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 53:23 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Assertion Supported
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 17:04 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Disclosure
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…”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 17:39 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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.”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 20:17 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show
Disclosure
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”
Pramath Raj Sinha Dec 15, 2023 ▶ 1:13:14 ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
ISB and Ashoka University Founder, Pramath Raj Sinha on The Neon Show Dec 15, 2023 1h 1m
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