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Sudha Murthy
Sudha Murty in 2023
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
8 March 2024
Nominated byDroupadi Murmu
ConstituencyNominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education)
Personal details
Born
Sudha Kulkarni

(1950-08-19) 19 August 1950 (age 73)
Shiggavi, Bombay State (present-day Karnataka), India
SpouseN. R. Narayana Murty
ChildrenAkshata Murty and Rohan Murty
RelativesRishi Sunak (son-in-law)
Alma mater
OccupationMember of Parliament & Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Children's writer
AwardsPadma Shri (2006)
Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award (2010)
Padma Bhushan (2023)

Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, philanthropist and former chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murty. In 2024, Murty was nominated as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 8th March 2024 for her contribution on Social work & Education. Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006.[1] Later in 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9]

Murty is best known for her philanthropy and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English. Dollar Bahu (lit.'Dollar Daughter-in-Law'), a novel originally authored by her in Kannada and later translated into English as Dollar Bahu, was adapted as a televised dramatic series[10] by Zee TV in 2001.[11] Runa (lit.'Debt'), a story by Sudha Murthy was adapted as a Marathi film, Pitruroon by director Nitish Bhardwaj. Sudha Murthy has also acted in the film[12] as well as a Kannada film Prarthana.[13][14]

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Early life and education

Sudha Murty was born to a Kannada-speaking family on 19 August 1950 in Shiggaon, Haveri in 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.[15] 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.[16][17]

Career

Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO).[18] She joined the company as a Development Engineer in Pune and then worked in Mumbai & 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.[19][17] She later joined Walchand Group of Industries at Pune as Senior Systems Analyst.

In 1996, she started Infosys Foundation and to date has been the Trustee of Infosys Foundation and a Visiting Professor at the PG Center of Bangalore University. She also taught at Christ University.[20]

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.[21]

Philanthropy

Sudha Murty at the Infosys Foundation

Murty's Infosys Foundation is a public charitable trust founded in 1996.[22]

Personal life

Sudha Murty married N. R. Narayana Murthy[23] while employed as an engineer at TELCO in Pune.[24] The couple have two children, including fashion designer Akshata Murty, who is married to the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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

Awards

Droupadi Murmu presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy
Murthy receiving the Raja Lakshmi Award

Bibliography

Books

Kannada

  • Computer lokadalli (2000)
  • Hakkiya Teradali (2003)
  • Guttondu Heluve (2006)
  • Saamaanyralli Asaamaanyaru (2006)
  • Athirikthe (2007)
  • Tumula (2007)
  • Yashasvi (2007)
  • Runa (2008)
  • Sukeshini Mattu Itara Makkala Kathegalu (2008)
  • Paridhi (2009)
  • Yerilitada Daariyalli (2017)
  • Kaveri inda Mekaangige
  • Nooniya Sahasagalu

Marathi

  • Astitva (2002)

English

  • Wise and Otherwise (2002)
  • Mahashweta (2002)
  • How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories (2004)
  • The Old Man And His God (2006)
  • Gently Falls The Bakula (2008)
  • The Bird with Golden Wings (2009)
  • The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk (2012)
  • Grandma's Bag of Stories (2012)
  • House of Cards (2013)
  • Dollar Bahu (2013)
  • The Magic Drum and Other Favorite Stories (2013)
  • The Mother I Never Knew (2014)
  • Something Happened on the Way To Heavens (2014)
  • The Magic of the Lost Temple (2015)
  • The Serpent's Revenge (2016)
  • Three Thousand Stitches (2017)
  • The Man from the Egg (2017)
  • Here, There, Everywhere (2018)
  • The Upside Down King (2018)
  • How The Sea Became Salty (2019)
  • The Daughter From A Wishing Tree (2019)
  • How The Onion got its layers (2020)
  • Grandparents Bag of Stories (2020)
  • The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home (2020)
  • The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love (2021)
  • The Sage With Two Horns (2021)
  • The Gopi Diaries: Growing Up (2022)
  • The magic of the lost story

Common yet uncommon 2023

References

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