Sudha Murty Explained

Sudha Murty
Birth Name:Sudha Kulkarni
Birth Date:1950 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Shiggaon, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency:Nominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education)
Spouse:[1]
Children:Akshata Murty
Rohan Murty
Relatives:Shrinivas Kulkarni (brother)
Sunanda Kulkarni (sister)
Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law)
Rishi Sunak (son-in-law)
Alma Mater:KLE Technological University (BE)
Indian Institute of Science (ME)
Occupation:Member of Parliament & Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Children's writer

Sudha Murty (; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. In 2024, Murty was nominated as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 8 March 2024 for her contribution to social work and education. Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006.[2] In 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India.[3]

Sudha Murty began her professional career in computer science and engineering. She is a member of the public health care initiatives of the Gates Foundation.[4] [5] She has founded several orphanages, participated in rural development efforts, supported the movement to provide all Karnataka government schools with computer and library facilities, and established Murty Classical Library of India at Harvard University.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Murty is best known for her philanthropy and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English. Dollar Bahu, a novel originally authored by her in Kannada and later translated into English as Dollar Bahu, was adapted as a televised dramatic series[11] by Zee TV in 2001.[12] Runa, a story by Sudha Murty was adapted as a Marathi film, Pitruroon by director Nitish Bhardwaj. Sudha Murty has also acted in the film[13] as well as a Kannada film Prarthana.[14] [15]

Early life and education

Sudha Murty was born to a Kannada-speaking family on 19 August 1950 in Shiggaon, Haveri district in Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India, the daughter of R. H. Kulkarni, a surgeon, and his wife Vimala Kulkarni, a schoolteacher. She was raised by her parents and maternal grandparents. These childhood experiences form the historical basis for her first notable work entitled How I Taught My Grandmother to Read, Wise and Otherwise and Other Stories.[16] Murty completed a BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology (now known as KLE Technological University), and then a MEng in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science.[17] [18]

Career

Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO).[19] She joined the company as a Development Engineer in Pune and then worked in Mumbai and Jamshedpur as well. She had written a postcard to the company's Chairman complaining of the "men only" gender bias at TELCO. As a result, she was granted a special interview and hired immediately.[20] She later joined Walchand Group of Industries at Pune as Senior Systems Analyst.

In 1996, she started Infosys Foundation and retired in 2020. She also taught at Christ University.[21]

Sudha Murty has written and published many books which include novels, non-fiction, travelogues, technical books, and memoirs. Her books have been translated into all major Indian languages. She is also a columnist for English and Kannada newspapers.[22]

Philanthropy

See main article: Infosys Foundation. Murty's Infosys Foundation is a public charitable trust founded in 1996.[23]

Personal life

Sudha Murty is married to Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy.[24] They married when she was employed as an engineer at TELCO in Pune.[25] The couple have two children, including fashion designer Akshata Murty, who is married to former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak.

Her siblings include Dr. Sunanda Kulkarni, Caltech astrophysicist Shrinivas Kulkarni and Jaishree Deshpande (wife of Gururaj Deshpande) who co-founded the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT.

Awards

Bibliography

Books

Kannada

Marathi

English

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citehr.com/17449-love-story-narayana-murthy-sudha.html#:~:text=WE%20WERE%20MARRIED%20IN%20MURTY'S,POOLING%20IN%20RS%20400%20EACH.. Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha. CiteHR.
  2. Web site: Sudha Murty Profile – Write India Season 2 Author . 2022-06-08 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . en.
  3. News: 2023-01-25 . Full list of 2023 Padma awards . en-IN . . 2023-01-26 . 0971-751X.
  4. http://www.tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=v1rSpAy0c20= Ratan Tata, Rahul Dravid on Gates Foundation board
  5. Web site: 2003-12-31 . The Hindu : Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launched . 2022-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031231111353/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120609520800.htm . 31 December 2003 . dead.
  6. Web site: 29 April 2010 . Murty family gift establishes Murty Classical Library of India series . 8 March 2022 . Harvard Gazette . en-US.
  7. Web site: Murthy, wife gift Harvard $5.2 mn to publish Indian classics – Indian Express . 8 March 2022 . archive.indianexpress.com.
  8. News: R . Prerna . 2011-01-23 . Sudha Murthy: Humility personified . Business Standard India . 2022-05-02.
  9. Web site: 2013-12-02 . I'm enjoying my acting stint: Sudha Murthy – The Times of India . 2022-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/news-interviews/30296207_1_sudha-murthy-narayan-murthy-drama-festival . 2 December 2013 . dead.
  10. Web site: Murty Classical Library of India . 2022-05-02 . www.murtylibrary.com . en.
  11. News: Why Sudha Murty feels men should be better at household work than women . The Times of India.
  12. Web site: The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Article . 2022-05-02 . www.tribuneindia.com.
  13. Web site: Author Murthy makes acting debut with Pitruroon – Indian Express . 2022-04-15 . archive.indianexpress.com.
  14. News: Sudha Murty makes cameo appearance in Kannada movie . The Economic Times . 8 March 2022.
  15. Web site: 1 December 2017 . Acting in films isn't easy, says Sudha Murthy after playing cameo in Kannada film . 8 March 2022 . The News Minute . en.
  16. Web site: About Mrs. Narayan Murthy . 2022-05-02 . nipun.servicespace.org.
  17. Web site: 28 June 2015 . Nobody believed I was an IISc graduate: Sudha Murty . 8 March 2022 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  18. News: 3 July 2015 . One woman, many roles . en-IN . The Hindu . 8 March 2022 . 0971-751X.
  19. Web site: Digita . Et now . 6 June 2021 . Throwback: When Sudha Murthy's letter to JRD Tata led her to become 1st woman engineer to work for TELCO . 12 June 2023 . timesnownews . en.
  20. Web site: Rana . S Gautam . 24 October 2022 . Sudha Murthy still fond of Tatas Patna News – Times of India . 8 March 2022 . The Times of India . en.
  21. Web site: Presenting Harmony's silvers – sparkling lives, success stories, accounts of endurance, courage, grit, and passion . harmonyindia.org . 2 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025313/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=501 . 24 September 2015.
  22. News: 17 January 2018 . On sanitation and heritage restoration: Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation . . 8 March 2022.
  23. Book: Sundar, Pushpa . Giving with a Thousand Hands: The Changing Face of Indian Philanthropy . 2017-02-16 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-947068-6 . 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470686.003.0008.
  24. Web site: Malabika . Sarkar . Murty, not Murthy – My husband spells his name wrong, says Sudha Murty . . en . 19 February 2015 . 26 October 2022.
  25. http://www.tata.com/article/inside/aIWX4x9jXOU=/TLYVr3YPkMU= JRD's words inspired me in philanthropy: Sudha Murthy
  26. Web site: 15 August 2004 . Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha Murty . 5 December 2006 . 8 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205073744/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081501332200.htm.
  27. Web site: India's Finest . rediff.com.
  28. Web site: Padma Awards Dashboard . padmaawards.gov.in.
  29. Web site: 2012-08-10 . R.K. Narayana's Award for Literature . 2022-08-01 . EconomicTimes . en.
  30. Web site: Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards . 5 Nov 2020 . Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka.
  31. Web site: 2010-03-01 . Santosh Hegde, Sudha Murthy to be conferred honorary doctorate . 2022-05-02 . Deccan Herald . en.
  32. Web site: Narayana Murthy, Sudha Receive Basava Shree Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231143801/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2014/feb/03/Narayana-Murthy-Sudha-Receive-Basava-Shree-Award-571577.html . dead . 31 December 2018 . 2022-05-02 . The New Indian Express.
  33. Web site: 20 December 2018 . Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards . 8 March 2022 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  34. News: IANS . 21 December 2018 . Tharoor, Sudha Murthy, Bond, Soha Ali Khan conferred Crossword Book Awards . Business Standard India . 8 March 2022.
  35. Web site: June 29, 2019 . IIT Kanpur honors India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with honorary doctorate degree . 2020-08-19 . India Today . en.
  36. News: 2023-01-25 . Full list of 2023 Padma awards . en-IN . . 2023-01-26 . 0971-751X.
  37. Web site: Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 . sahitya-akademi.gov.in . 29 June 2023.
  38. News: Sudha Murthy becomes first woman to get Global Indian Award. Bhalla. Gursharan. 2 October 2023. Indiatimes. 3 October 2023.

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