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{{For|the actor, director and producer of Telugu films|R. Narayana Murthy}}
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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = N. R. Narayana Murthy
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Legion of Honour|LH]]
| image = Narayana Murthy CIF (cropped).JPG
| caption = Narayana Murthy in 2014
|birth_name = Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|8|20}}<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor |title=Narayana Murthy to retire in August |work=The Economic Times |date=22 May 2006 |access-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520140227/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sidlaghatta]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Karnataka]], [[India]])
| alma_mater = [[National Institute of Engineering]] [[IIT Kanpur]]
| occupation = Chairman Emeritus, [[Infosys]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Narayana Murthy returns as Infosys executive chairman as company falters |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/software-services/39674140_1_infosys-board-narayana-murthy-executive-chairman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609135828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/software-services/39674140_1_infosys-board-narayana-murthy-executive-chairman |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2013 |access-date= 19 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 June 2013}}</ref>
| boards = [[United Nations Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html|title=UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES KATHY CALVIN NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO|access-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012456/http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Indusage Partners {{cn|date=June 2021}} [[Ford Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/n-r-narayana-murthy/|title=N. R. Narayana Murthy|website=Ford Foundation}}</ref>
| spouse = [[Sudha Murty|Sudha Kulkarni]]
| children = [[Rohan Murty]] and [[Akshata Murty]]
| relatives = [[Rishi Sunak]] (son-in-law)
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008) [[Legion of Honour]] (2008) [[Padma Shri]] (2000)
}}

'''Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy''' {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Legion of Honour|LH]]}} (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian [[billionaire]] businessman. He is the founder of [[Infosys]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/founders.html}}</ref> and has been the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor<ref>{{cite news | title=Murthy to continue as Chief Mentor of Infosys|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/murthy-to-continue-as-chief-mentor-of-infosys/articleshow/1736087.cms?from=mdr}}</ref> of the company before retiring and taking the title chairman emeritus.<ref>{{cite news|title=From disruptors to financial magnates, here are a few IITians who made their mark on Indian and global turf|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/from-disruptors-to-financial-magnates-here-are-a-few-iitians-who-made-their-mark-on-indian-and-global-turf-7022781.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Infosys-chairman-Narayana-Murthy-calls-it-a-day/articleshow/9655929.cms |title=Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day |work=The Times of India |date=19 August 2011 |access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001035522/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2012 |title=Friday farewell: Narayana Murthy logs out of Infosys |work=IBNLive |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref>

Murthy was born and raised in [[Sidlaghatta|Shidlaghatta]], [[Karnataka]]. He graduated from [[National Institute of Engineering]], [[University of Mysore]] with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]].

Before starting Infosys, Murthy worked at [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] as the chief systems programmer, and Patni Computer Systems in Pune (Maharashtra). He started Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002 as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became the chairman emeritus. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-appoints-narayana-murthy-as-executive-chairman-of-the-board-kv-kamath-steps-down/articleshow/20378690.cms |title=Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the board, KV Kamath steps down |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Narayana Murthy Appointed as Additional Director and Executive Chairman of Infosys Board|url=http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/321/narayana-murthy-returns-to-revive-infosys|publisher=[[Bloomberg TV India]]}}</ref>

Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by ''Fortune'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx |title=Narayana Murthy is among Fortune's 12 'greatest entrepreneurs' |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615003345/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx |archive-date=15 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by [[Time (magazine)|Time]] magazine and [[CNBC]] for his contribution to outsourcing in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506084241/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2008 |title=INDIA'S INFLUENTIALS N.R. Narayana Murthy |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=1 June 2013 |date=15 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=CNBC 25: 13. Narayana Murthy| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-nr-narayana-murthy.html}}</ref> Murthy has been honoured with the [[Padma Vibhushan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/news/27713021_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-awards-second-highest-civilian-award|title=LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan|publisher=Economic Times|date=26 January 2008|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> and [[Padma Shri]] awards.<ref name="karnataka" /> He is the father-in-law of [[Rishi Sunak]], a British MP and the current [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].

==Early life and education==

N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in [[Sidlaghatta]] in the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] in [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Chikkaballapura district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]])<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/he-studied-in-kannada-medium-till-class-10/article1521724.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=K.V. | last=Subramanya | title=He studied in Kannada medium till Class 10 | date=9 March 2011}}</ref> into a middle-class [[Kannada people|Kannadiga]] [[Hindu]] [[Madhwa Brahmin]] family.<ref>https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/</ref> After completing his school education, he went to the [[National Institute of Engineering]] and graduated in 1967 with a degree in [[Electrical Engineering]]. In 1969 he received his master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://teck.in/narayana-murthys-childhood.html|title=Narayana Murthy's Childhood|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="YouTube">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJNc5KvWg0|title=Narayana Murthy on Achievers' Club|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Murthy first served as a [[Research Associate]] under a faculty at [[IIM Ahmedabad]] and then later served as the chief systems programmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/485/485%20interview.htm |title=485 Interview with N.R. Narayana Murthy |publisher=India-seminar.com |access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> There he worked on India's first time-sharing computer system<ref name="YouTube" /> and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110713/http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2013|title=Business Leaders NARAYANA MURTHY|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> He started a company named Softronics. When that company failed after about a year and a half, he joined [[Patni Computer Systems]] in [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ |title=An Interview With Narayana Murthy |work=maheshone |first=Prannoy |last=Roy |date=29 March 2008 |access-date=7 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228140208/http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ |archive-date=28 December 2011 }}</ref>

A bitter experience on a train in 1974 in [[Niš]], a border town between what is now [[Serbia]] and [[Bulgaria]], turned N R Narayana Murthy into a "compassionate [[capitalist]]" from a "confused [[leftist]]", leading him to create [[Infosys]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/infosys-co-founder-narayana-murthy-recalls-incident-that-made-him-a-compassionate-capitalist/story/393212.html|publisher=businesstoday.in|access-date=27 March 2020|title=NR Narayana Murthy's life changing incident}}</ref>
Murthy and his six software professionals founded [[Infosys]] in 1981<ref name="studyrays">{{cite news|url=http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630091509/http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2013|title=NR Narayana Murthy's Profile, Founders of Infosys Technologies|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/pages/infosys-announces-leadership-succession.aspx |title=Infosys Announces Leadership Succession |work=Infosys |date=30 April 2011 |access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> with an initial capital investment of Rs 10,000, which was provided by his wife [[Sudha Murthy]].<ref name=yentha>{{cite web |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209210438/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2013 |title=Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy Steps Down |work=yentha.com |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref> Murthy served as the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002<ref name="studyrays" /> and was succeeded by co-founder [[Nandan Nilekani]].<ref name=yentha /> At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented the Global Delivery Model for IT services outsourcing from India.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/Pages/narayana-murthy.aspx|title=Management Profiles, N. R. Narayana Murthy |publisher=Infosys Limited|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the Chief Mentor.<ref name=yentha /><ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14411071 Non-Executive Chairman – MSN Report].</ref> In August 2011, he retired from the company, taking the title chairman Emeritus.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
[[File:Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy.jpg|thumb|N R Narayana Murthy in Ahmedabad in 2015]]

Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate board of [[HSBC]] and has served as a director on the boards of [[DBS Bank]], [[Unilever]], [[ICICI]] and [[NDTV]].<ref name=NM-B-02>{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy/ | work=Forbes |title=Forbes profile: N.R. Narayana Murthy |access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=NM-B-01>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=398008&ticker=398006 Bloomberg Businessweek profile – N. R. Narayana Murthy CBE]</ref> He also serves as a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions,<ref name=NM-B-02/><ref name=NM-B-01/> including [[Cornell University]], [[INSEAD]], [[ESSEC]], [[Ford Foundation]], the [[UN Foundation]], the Indo-British Partnership, Asian Institute of Management, a trustee of the [[Infosys Prize]], a trustee of the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in Princeton, and as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees |title=The Rhodes Trust and Trustees – The Rhodes Trust |publisher=Rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807173028/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees |archive-date= 7 August 2011 }}</ref> He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of [[Public Health Foundation of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Narayana Murthyto chair PHFI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2219732.ece|access-date=19 July 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 July 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He serves on the Asia Pacific Advisory Board of [[BT Group plc|British Telecommunications]].<ref name=NM-B-01/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html |title=United Nations Foundation – N. R. Narayana Murthy (India) |publisher=Unfoundation.org |date=20 August 1946 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308113141/http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html |archive-date=8 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2005 he co-chaired the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/31spec.htm |title=How to build a great company |work=Rediff.com |date=31 January 2005 |access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

On 1st June 2013, Murthy returned to Infosys as the Executive chairman and Additional Director. On 12th June 2014 it was announced that Murthy would step down as the Executive chairman effectively on 14th June. He would continue as the Non-Executive chairman until 10th October. On 11th October, Murthy was to be designated as the chairman Emeritus.<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=Vishal Sikka to be CEO and MD of Infosys, Murthy Non-Executive Chairman|date=12 June 2014|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/vishal-sikka-to-be-ceo-and-md-of-infosys-from-august-1/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

Murthy also serves on the strategic board which advises the national law firm, [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]], on strategic, policy and governance issues.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vyas|first1=Maulik|title=Cyril Shroff ropes in business luminaries like Narayana Murthy, Deepak Parekh, Uday Kotak and others for advisory board of his law firm|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/consultancy-/-audit/cyril-shroff-ropes-in-business-luminaries-like-narayana-murthy-deepak-parekh-uday-kotak-and-others-for-advisory-board-of-his-law-firm/articleshow/48417617.cms|access-date=10 August 2015|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> He is also a member of [[IESE Business School|IESE's]] International Advisory Board (IAB).<ref>[https://www.iese.edu/about/leadership/ ''Members of IESE's International Advisory Board''], iese.edu</ref>

In 2016, Murthy spoke with Harvard Business Review Ascend<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbrascend.org/topics/how-to-be-a-better-manager-an-interview-with-n-r-narayana-murthy/ |title=How To Be a Better Manager – An Interview with N. R. Narayana Murthy
|publisher=hbrascend.org |date=26 November 2017 }}</ref> on the subject of "How To Be a Better Manager", where he shared tips that he has learned from his own life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbrascend.org/topics/how-to-be-a-better-manager-an-interview-with-n-r-narayana-murthy/|title=How To Be a Better Manager - An Interview with N. R. Narayana Murthy|website=hbrascend.org|language=en|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

In 2017, Murthy raised concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, however the company went on to deny these claims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eeK2B7ISo6JWXZlSBnecMO/Infosys-directors-said-Sikka-not-CEO-material-Narayana-Murth.html|title=Narayana Murthy raises issues at Infosys again|last=Sood|first=Anirban Sen,Varun|date=2017-08-18|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His wife, [[Sudha Murthy]], is a social worker and author, and does philanthropic work through the Infosys Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/18203315/Gururaj-Deshpande--The-serial.html |title=Gururaj Deshpande – The serial entrepreneur |author=Venkatesha Babu |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]] |date=18 December 2009 |access-date=22 March 2011}}</ref>

Murthy has two children, a son [[Rohan Murty]] and a daughter Akshata Murthy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html |title=India Today 2005 Power List |publisher=Indiatoday.com |date=21 February 2005 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830101733/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html |archive-date=30 August 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In June 2013, Rohan joined Infosys as an executive assistant to his father.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/rohan-murty-to-join-infosys-as-narayana-murthys-executive-assistant/articleshow/20379563.cms | work=The Economic Times | title=Rohan Murty to join Infosys as Narayana Murthy's executive assistant | date=1 June 2013}}</ref> He left Infosys in June 2014.<ref name="bp"/> In 2009, Akshata married [[Rishi Sunak]]; the UK's [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP for [[Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond, Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.weddingsutra.com/celeb_wed/celeb_akshata.asp | work=WeddingSutra | title=Akshata Murthy and Rishi Sunak's simple no tamasha, traditional wedding | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713082105/http://www.weddingsutra.com/celeb_wed/celeb_akshata.asp | archive-date=13 July 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy, at an Investiture-I Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 05, 2008.jpg|thumb|The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in 2008]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Name !! Awarding organization !! Ref.
|-
| 2014
| [[Canada India Foundation ("CIF") Global Indian Award|CIF Global Indian Award]]
| [[Canada India Foundation]]
|<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/N-R-Narayana-Murthy-Global-Indian-Award/articleshow/34304944.cms N R Narayana Murthy presented 'Global Indian Award' in Canada] ''The Times of India''. 28 April 2014</ref>
|-
| 2013
| 25 Greatest Global Indian Living Legends
| [[NDTV]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ |title=Courage most important attribute of a great leader: Narayana Murthy – NDTV |publisher=News Little |author=Udit Rajan |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123515/http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ |archive-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2013/12/ndtv-honours-25-greatest-global-living-indian-legends-as-it-turns-25/ |title=NDTV honours 25 Greatest Global Living Indian Legends as it turns 25 |publisher=Best Media Info |date=16 December 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm/ |title=Courage Most Important Attribute of a Great Leader: Narayana Murthy |publisher=Newshour24.com |date=14 December 2013 |editor=Deepshikha Ghosh |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101182258/http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm |archive-date=1 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Sayaji Ratna Award]]
| [[Baroda Management Association| Baroda Management Association, Vadodara]]
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140109171446/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-11/vadodara/37622744_1_narayana-murthy-bma-baroda-management-association BMA to honour Narayana murthy] ''The Times of India''. 11 March 2013</ref>
|-
| 2013
| Philanthropist of the Year
| [[The Asian Awards]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/asian-awards-winners-night-event/|title=Special Report: Asian Awards 2013|first=Meera|last=Sharma|date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| [[Hoover Medal]]
| [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Infosys-founder-Narayana-Murthy-receives-2012-Hoover-Medal/articleshow/16948626.cms |title=Infosys founder Narayana Murthy receives 2012 Hoover Medal |work=timesofindia.com |access-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| [[NDTV Indian of the Year]]'s Icon of India
| [[NDTV]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-2011-142183 |title=NDTV Indian of the Year 2011 |work=ndtv.com |access-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| [[IEEE Honorary Membership]]
| [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf |title=IEEE Honorary Membership Recipients |publisher=IEEE |access-date=20 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021316/http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| [[Woodrow Wilson Awards|Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship]]
| [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-awards-dinner-new-delhi-india |title=Wilson Center Awards Dinner in New Delhi, India |publisher=[[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]] |access-date=9 January 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Padma Vibhushan]]
| [[Government of India]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=30 |title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees – Padma Awards – My India, My Pride – Know India: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Officer of the Legion of Honor]]
| [[Cabinet of France|Government of France]]
|<ref name="legion">{{cite web|url=http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/timesofindia/general/india.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com|title=Naryanamurthy receive highest civilian honour of France|access-date=26 January 2008|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230423/http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpublication.samachar.com%2Ftimesofindia%2Fgeneral%2Findia.php&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samachar.com|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[Order of the British Empire|Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE)
| [[Government of United Kingdom]]
|<ref name="cbe">{{cite web|url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front%3Fpagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628|title=British Honorary Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223152106/http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628|archive-date=23 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition]]
| [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]
|<ref name="Weber_award">{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf |title=IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Recipients |publisher=IEEE |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award#21st century recipients|Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year]]
| Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Jury
|<ref name="WEOY_award">{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/GL/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/World-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year---Past-winners |title= WEOY winner 2003 |publisher=E&Y |access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[Padma Shri]]
| [[Government of India]]
|<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web|url=http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/narayana-murthy/ |title=N.R. Narayana Murthy | Infosys | Catamaran Fund | Personalities – |publisher=Karnataka.com |access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>
|}

==Books==
* ''A Better India: A Better World'', [[Penguin Books]], 2009
* ''A Clear Blue Sky: Stories and Poems on Conflict and Hope'', Puffin Books India, 2017
* ''The Wit and Wisdom of Narayana Murthy'', Hay House, 2016

==Further reading==

*{{cite book|last1=N|first1=Chokkan|title=Narayana Murthy : I.T. guru|date=2007|publisher=Chennai: Oxygen Books}}
*{{cite book|last1=Mitra|first1=Meera|title=It's only business! : India's corporate social responsiveness in a globalized world; with a foreword by N.R. Narayana Murthy|date=2007|publisher=New Delhi: Oxford University Press}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/pages/narayana-murthy.aspx Profile] at [[Infosys]]

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