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{{short description|Indian writer, philanthropist, author (born 1950)}}
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| birth_name = Sudha Ramchandra Kulkarni
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| birth_place = [[Shiggaon]], [[Bombay State]], India<br>(present-day [[Karnataka]])
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| constituency = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] {{small|(Philanthropy, Literature & Education)}}
| nominator = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
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| children = [[Akshata Murty]] (daughter)<br />[[Rohan Murty]] (son)
| relatives = [[Shrinivas Kulkarni]] (brother)<br>Sunanda Kulkarni (sister)<br />[[Gururaj Deshpande]] (brother-in-law)<br />[[Rishi Sunak]] (son-in-law)
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'''Sudha Murty''' (''née'' '''Kulkarni''') ([[Kannada language|Kannada]] : ಸುಧಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ) (born 19 August 1950) is an Indian engineering teacher, author and a social worker. She is also the chairperson of the [[Infosys Foundation]]. She is married to the co-founder of [[Infosys]], [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]. Murty was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the [[Government of India]] in 2006.
'''Sudha Murty''' ({{nee|'''Kulkarni'''}}; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization [[Infosys Foundation]]. She is married to the co-founder of [[Infosys]], [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sudha Murty Profile – Write India Season 2 Author |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/writeindia/season-2/writeindiaauthor/57083841.cms |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, she was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-25 |title=Full list of 2023 Padma awards |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2023-padma-awards-mulayam-singh-yadav-sm-krishna-zakir-hussain-kumar-mangalam-birla-among-recipients/article66433516.ece |access-date=2023-01-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
Sudha Murty began her professional career in computer science and engineering. She is the chairperson of the [[Infosys Foundation]] and a member of the public health care initiatives of the [[Gates Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=v1rSpAy0c20= Ratan Tata, Rahul Dravid on Gates Foundation board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522221452/http://tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=v1rSpAy0c20= |date=22 May 2013 }}. tata.com (15 July 2003). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031231111353/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120609520800.htm Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launched]. ''The Hindu'' (6 December 2003). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/women/news/sudha-murthy-humility-personified/123253/on Sudha Murthy: Humility personified]. Business-standard.com (23 January 2011). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref><ref>Vinita Chaturvedi (18 October 2011) [https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/news-interviews/30296207_1_sudha-murthy-narayan-murthy-drama-festival I'm enjoying my acting stint: Sudha Murthy]. ''Times of India''.</ref><ref>[http://www.murtylibrary.com/ Home | The Murthy Classical Library of India]. Murtylibrary.com. Retrieved on 31 August 2013.</ref> Murty initiated a bold move to introduce computer and library facilities in all schools in Karnataka & taught [[computer science]]. She got the "Best Teacher Award" in 1995 from Rotary Club at Bangalore.


Murty is best known for her social work and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English. ''Dollar Bahu'' (English: ''Dollar Daughter-in-Law''), a novel originally authored by her in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and later translated into English as ''Dollar Bahu,'' was adapted as a [[Dollar Bahu|televised dramatic series]] by [[Zee TV]] in 2001.<ref>Arshiya Kapadia (30 September 2001) [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010930/spectrum/main5.htm The million-dollar name behind Dollar Bahu]. Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> Sudha Murthy has also acted in the Marathi film ''Pitruroon'' and the Kannada film ''Prarthana''. She has also appeared in ''[[Kaun Banega Crorepati]]'' season 11 in its finale week episode "Karamveer".
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]].<ref>[http://www.tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=v1rSpAy0c20= Ratan Tata, Rahul Dravid on Gates Foundation board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522221452/http://tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=v1rSpAy0c20= |date=22 May 2013 }}. ''tata.com''. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-12-31 |title=The Hindu : Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launched |url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120609520800.htm |access-date=2022-05-02 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031231111353/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/06/stories/2003120609520800.htm |archive-date=31 December 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2010 |title=Murty family gift establishes Murty Classical Library of India series |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/04/murty-family-gift-establishes-murty-classical-library-of-india-series/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Harvard Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murthy, wife gift Harvard $5.2 mn to publish Indian classics – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/murthy-wife-gift-harvard--5.2-mn-to-publish-indian-classics/607637/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=R |first=Prerna |date=2011-01-23 |title=Sudha Murthy: Humility personified |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/sudha-murthy-humility-personified-111012300060_1.html |access-date=2022-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-02 |title=I'm enjoying my acting stint: Sudha Murthy – The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Im-enjoying-my-acting-stint-Sudha-Murthy/articleshow/10402044.cms |access-date=2022-05-02 |website= [[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231103/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/news-interviews/30296207_1_sudha-murthy-narayan-murthy-drama-festival |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murty Classical Library of India |url=https://www.murtylibrary.com/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=www.murtylibrary.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
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 language|Kannada]] and later translated into English as ''Dollar Bahu,'' was adapted as a [[Dollar Bahu|televised dramatic series]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Sudha Murty feels men should be better at household work than women |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/why-sudha-murthy-feels-men-should-be-better-at-household-work-than-women/articleshow/93525552.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> by [[Zee TV]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Article |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010930/spectrum/main5.htm |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> ''Runa'' ({{lit.|Debt}}), a story by Sudha Murty was adapted as a Marathi film, ''[[Pitruroon]]'' by director [[Nitish Bharadwaj|Nitish Bhardwaj]]. Sudha Murty has also acted in the film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Murthy makes acting debut with Pitruroon – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/author-murthy-makes-acting-debut-with-pitruroon/1204533/ |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> as well as a Kannada film ''Prarthana''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sudha Murty makes cameo appearance in Kannada movie |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sudha-murty-makes-cameo-appearance-in-kannada-movie/articleshow/61815761.cms?from=mdr |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2017 |title=Acting in films isn't easy, says Sudha Murthy after playing cameo in Kannada film |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/acting-films-isnt-easy-sudha-murthy-72472 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
Sudha Murty was born into a [[Kannada people]] [[Madhva brahmins]] family<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murthy|first=Sudha|title="A woman's place is in the kitchen": My experience as the only girl in engineering school in 1968|url=https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Quartz|language=en}}</ref> on 19 August 1950 in [[Shiggaon]], [[Haveri]] in [[Karnataka]], India, the daughter of surgeon Dr. R. H. Kulkarni and his wife Vimala Kulkarni. 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 & Otherwise|Wise and Otherwise and Other Stories]]''.<ref name="charityfocus1">[http://nipun.charityfocus.org/inspire/infosys.html About Mrs. Narayan Murthy]. Nipun.charityfocus.org (10 February 1978). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> Murthy completed a B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the [[B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology]] (now known as [[KLE Technological University]]), standing first in her class and receiving a gold medal from then [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]. Murty completed M.Eng. in Computer Science from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], standing first in her class and receiving a gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers.<ref>[http://living.oneindia.in/cosmopolitan/cosmo-life/2011/sudha-murthy-the-woman-behind-170811.html Sudha Murty | The Woman Behind | Narayan Murthy Wife] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120715043611/http://living.oneindia.in/cosmopolitan/cosmo-life/2011/sudha-Murthy-the-woman-behind-170811.html |date=15 July 2012 }}. Living.Oneindia. in (17 August 2011). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref>


==Career==
== Early life and education ==
Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer [[TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company]] (TELCO). 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. She later joined [Walchand Group] of Industries at Pune as Senior Systems Analyst.
Sudha Murty was born to a [[Kannada language|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''.<ref name="charityfocus1">{{Cite web |title=About Mrs. Narayan Murthy |url=http://nipun.servicespace.org/inspire/infosys.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=nipun.servicespace.org}}</ref> Murty completed a [[Bachelor of Engineering|BEng]] in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the [[B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology]] (now known as KLE Technological University), and then a [[Master of Engineering|MEng]] in Computer Science from the [[Indian Institute of Science]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2015 |title=Nobody believed I was an IISc graduate: Sudha Murty |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150628/nation-current-affairs/article/nobody-believed-i-was-iisc-graduate-sudha-murty |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |date=3 July 2015 |title=One woman, many roles |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/in-school/signpost/one-woman-many-roles/article7382659.ece |access-date=8 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


In 1996, she started [[Infosys Foundation]] & 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Presenting Harmony's silvers – sparkling lives, success stories, accounts of endurance, courage, grit, and passion|url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=501|website=harmonyindia.org|access-date=2 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025313/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=501|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> She has written and published many books, of which two are travelogues, two technical books, six novels, and three educative books.
== Career ==
Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer [[TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company]] (TELCO).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Digita |first=Et now |date=6 June 2021 |title=Throwback: When Sudha Murthy's letter to JRD Tata led her to become 1st woman engineer to work for TELCO |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/throwback-when-sudha-murthys-letter-to-jrd-tata-led-her-to-become-1st-woman-engineer-to-work-for-telco/766917 |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=timesnownews |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=S Gautam |date=24 October 2022 |title=Sudha Murthy still fond of Tatas {{!}} Patna News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/sudha-murthy-still-fond-of-tatas/articleshow/26112280.cms |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She later joined [[Walchand group|Walchand Group]] of Industries at Pune as Senior Systems Analyst.


Two institutions of higher learning, the H.R. Kadim Diwan Building housing the Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) department at [[IIT Kanpur]]<ref>[http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/cssee.htm New CSE Building, IIT Kanpur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202212828/http://www.iitk.ac.in/drpg/cssee.htm |date=2 February 2010 }}. Iitk.ac.in. Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083810/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-04/lucknow/27138741_1_narayan-murthy-air-connectivity-infosys-chairman Infosys chief Narayan Murthy rejects govt offer ]. Times of India (4 January 2002). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> and the Narayan Rao Melgiri Memorial National Law Library at [[NLSIU]],<ref name="hindu2005">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071212220123/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/29/stories/2005082908390500.htm Karnataka / Bangalore News : Director thanks Dharam Singh]. The Hindu (29 August 2005). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> were both endowed and inaugurated by the [[Infosys Foundation]].
In 1996, she started [[Infosys Foundation]] and retired in 2020. She also taught at [[Christ University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Presenting Harmony's silvers – sparkling lives, success stories, accounts of endurance, courage, grit, and passion |url=http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=501 |website=harmonyindia.org |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025313/http://www.harmonyindia.org/hportal/VirtualPageView.jsp?page_id=501 |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
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 was  a columnist for [[English language|English]] and [[Kannada language|Kannada]] newspapers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=17 January 2018 |title=On sanitation and heritage restoration: Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation |work=[[The Economic Times]] | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/on-sanitation-and-heritage-restoration-sudha-murty-infosys-foundation/articleshow/57807577.cms |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
Sudha Murty married [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]] while employed as an engineer at TELCO in Pune.<ref>[http://www.tata.com/article/inside/aIWX4x9jXOU=/TLYVr3YPkMU= JRD's words inspired me in philanthropy: Sudha Murthy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522222152/http://tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=aIWX4x9jXOU=|date=22 May 2013}}. tata.com (23 October 2002). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> The couple have two children, Akshata and [[Rohan Murthy|Rohan]]. Her daughter Akshata married [[Rishi Sunak]], her classmate from Stanford. In 2020, Sunak became [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] of the United Kingdom.<ref name="karnataka.com">Raggi Mudde (1 October 2007) [http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/sudha-murty/ The Philanthropist and Infoscion – Sudha Murty]. Karnataka.com. Retrieved on 31 May 2013.</ref>


Murty describes herself as "a movie buff".<ref>Farhana Farook (6 January 2014) [http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-watched-365-films-in-one-year-sudha-murthy-5083.html "I watched 365 films in one year" – Sudha Murthy]. filmfare.com.Retrieved on 30May2014.</ref>
== Philanthropy ==
{{Main|Infosys Foundation}}
[[File:Sudha murthy.jpg|thumb|250px|Sudha Murty at the Infosys Foundation]]
Murty's [[Infosys Foundation]] is a public charitable trust founded in 1996.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundar |first=Pushpa |url=http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470686.001.0001/acprof-9780199470686 |title=Giving with a Thousand Hands: The Changing Face of Indian Philanthropy |date=2017-02-16 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-947068-6 |doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470686.003.0008}}</ref>


In an installation ceremony of chairpersons of Ficci Ladies Organisation (FLO), Murty said her life was changed by advice she got from [[J. R. D. Tata|J.R.D.Tata]] when she left her job to assist her husband Narayana Murthy to start up the company Infosys. He told her to remember that no-one is the owner of money. "You are only trustee of money and it always changes hands. When you are successful, give it back to society that gave you so much goodwill".<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/women-should-believe-in-themselves-sudha-murthy/article2234665.ece Women should believe in themselves: Sudha Murthy]. ''The Hindu''. 17 July 2011</ref> Murty gave 10000 rupees to start Infosys.
== Personal life ==
Sudha Murty is married to [[Infosys]] co-founder [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Malabika |last=Sarkar |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/murty-not-murthy-my-husband-spells-his-name-wrong-says-sudha-murty-as-she-talks-books-marriage-and-infosys-at-an-authors-afternoon-only-t2-was-there/cid/1563069 |title=Murty, not Murthy – My husband spells his name wrong, says Sudha Murty |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph Online]] | language=en |date=19 February 2015 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> They married when she was employed as an engineer at TELCO in Pune.<ref>[http://www.tata.com/article/inside/aIWX4x9jXOU=/TLYVr3YPkMU= JRD's words inspired me in philanthropy: Sudha Murthy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522222152/http://tata.com/company/Media/inside.aspx?artid=aIWX4x9jXOU=|date=22 May 2013}}. tata.com (23 October 2002). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.</ref> The couple have two children, including fashion designer [[Akshata Murty]], who is married to former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Rishi Sunak]], and [[Rohan Murty]], a computer scientist and founder of enterprise software company [[Soroco]].


==Social work==
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.
[[File: Sudha murthy.jpg|thumb|250px|Sudha Murty at the Infosys Foundation]]
Murty's [[Infosys Foundation]] is a public charitable trust founded in 1996 and Murthy is one of the trustees. Through Foundation she has built 2,300 houses in the flood-affected areas. Murty's social work covers the [[Health care|healthcare]], [[education]], empowerment of women, public hygiene, art and culture, and poverty alleviation at the grassroots level.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/infosys-foundation-to-build-houses-in-flood-hit-kodagu-district-118101000952_1.html|title=Infosys Foundation to build houses in flood-hit Kodagu district|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=10 October 2018}}</ref> Her vision of a library for each school has resulted in the setting up of 70,000 libraries so far. She is helping out rural areas by building 16,000 public toilets and several hundred toilets in the city of [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/on-sanitation-and-heritage-restoration-sudha-murty-infosys-foundation/articleshow/57807577.cms|title=On sanitation and heritage restoration: Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation}}</ref> The foundation has conducted relief work during national natural disasters like the tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Andaman, earthquake in Kutch – Gujarat, hurricane and floods in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and drought in Karnataka and Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/infosys-foundation-to-build-houses-in-flood-hit-kodagu-district-118101000952_1.html|title=Infosys Foundation to build houses in flood-hit Kodagu district|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=10 October 2018}}</ref> The Government of Karnataka awarded her the prestigious literary award, the 'Attimabbe Award' –for her literary work for the year 2011–12.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State+Awards/Daana+Chintamani+Attimabbe+Awards/en|title=Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
[[File: The President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy.jpg|thumb|The President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. Sudha Murthy]]
[[File:Sudha Murthy receives Padma Bhushan.jpg|[[Droupadi Murmu]] presenting the [[Padma Bhushan]] Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy|thumb|250px]]
* India's fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]] in 2006<ref>{{Cite web|title=India's Finest|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2006/mar/21sld5.htm|website=rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards Dashboard|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=Sudha%20Murty|website=padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref>
[[File:The President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy.jpg|[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the [[Padma Shri]] Award to Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Murthy|thumb|250px]]
 
[[File:Sudha Murthy Award.jpg|Murthy receiving the Raja Lakshmi Award|thumb|250px]]
*National Award from Public Relation Society of India for outstanding Social Service to the Society
* 2004: [[Raja-Lakshmi Award]] by [[Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation]] in Chennai<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2004 |title=Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha Murty |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081501332200.htm |archive-date=5 December 2006 |access-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205073744/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/15/stories/2004081501332200.htm}}</ref>
*Award for Excellent Social Service by Rotary South – Hubli
* 2006: India's fourth highest civilian award [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's Finest |url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2006/mar/21sld5.htm |website=rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards Dashboard |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=Sudha%20Murty |website=padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref>
*2000: 'Karnataka Rajyotsava' State Award for the year 2000, for achievement in the field of literature and social work
* 2006: She also received the R.K. Narayana's Award for Literature.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-10 |title=R.K. Narayana's Award for Literature |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/infosys-foundation-chairperson-sudha-murty-achieves-another-milestone/articleshow/15437651.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=EconomicTimes |language=en}}</ref>
*2001: 'Ojaswini' award for excellent social work for the year 2000
* 2010: [[Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award]] by [[Karnataka Government]].<ref name="ATTIMABBE">{{Cite web |title=Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards |url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State+Awards/Daana+Chintamani+Attimabbe+Awards/en |access-date=5 Nov 2020 |website=Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka}}</ref>
*'Millenium Mahila Shiromani' award
* 2011: Murty was conferred honorary LL.D (Doctor of Laws) degrees for contributions to promote formal legal education and scholarship in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-01 |title=Santosh Hegde, Sudha Murthy to be conferred honorary doctorate |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/55619/santosh-hegde-sudha-murthy-conferred.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
*2004 [[Raja-Lakshmi Award]] by [[Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation]] in Chennai
* 2013: Basava Shree-2013 Award was presented to Narayan Murty & Sudha Murty for their contributions to society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Narayana Murthy, Sudha Receive Basava Shree Award |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2014/feb/03/Narayana-Murthy-Sudha-Receive-Basava-Shree-Award-571577.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231143801/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2014/feb/03/Narayana-Murthy-Sudha-Receive-Basava-Shree-Award-571577.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2018 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*2006: She also received the R.K. Narayana's Award for Literature.
* 2018: Murty received the [[Crossword Book Award|Crossword Book award]] in popular (Non-Fiction) category.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=20 December 2018 |title=Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards |url=https://scroll.in/latest/906481/sudha-murthy-ruskin-bond-snigdha-poonam-among-winners-of-this-years-crossword-book-awards |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=21 December 2018 |title=Tharoor, Sudha Murthy, Bond, Soha Ali Khan conferred Crossword Book Awards |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tharoor-sudha-murthy-bond-soha-ali-khan-conferred-crossword-book-awards-118122100412_1.html |access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref>
*2010: [[Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award]] by [[Karnataka Government]].<ref name="ATTIMABBE">{{Cite web|title=Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards|url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State+Awards/Daana+Chintamani+Attimabbe+Awards/en|access-date=5 Nov 2020|website=Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka}}</ref>
* 2019: [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]] awarded her Honorary Degree ([[Honorary degree|''Honoris Causa'']]) of Doctor of Science.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2019 |title=IIT Kanpur honors India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with honorary doctorate degree |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-kanpur-honours-india-s-national-badminton-coach-pullela-gopichand-with-honorary-doctorate-degree-1558639-2019-06-29 |access-date=2020-08-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
*2011: Murthy was conferred honorary LL.D (Doctor of Laws) degrees for their contributions to promote formal legal education and scholarship in India.<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/55619/santosh-hegde-sudha-murthy-conferred.html Santosh Hegde, Sudha Murthy to be conferred honorary doctorate]. Deccanherald.com. 1 March 2010.</ref>
* 2023: [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-25 |title=Full list of 2023 Padma awards |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2023-padma-awards-mulayam-singh-yadav-sm-krishna-zakir-hussain-kumar-mangalam-birla-among-recipients/article66433516.ece |access-date=2023-01-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*2013: Basava Shree-2013 Award was presented to Narayan Murthy & Sudha Murthy for their contributions to society at Basaveshwara Medical College auditorium. Basava Shree award comprises a plaque and a cheque of `5 lakh, Sudha Murthy handed over award money to an orphanage run by the mutt.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Narayana-Murthy-Sudha-Receive-Basava-Shree-Award/2014/02/03/article2035166.ece Narayana Murthy, Sudha Receive Basava Shree Award]. newindianexpress.com. 3 February 2014.</ref>
* 2023: Sahitya Akademi [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 |url=https://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/Pressrelease_BSP-2023.pdf |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in |access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
*2018: Murthy received the Life Time Achievement Award at the Crossword-Raymond Book Awards.
* 2023: The Global Indian Award,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CIF Award 2023 – Canada India Foundation |url=https://canadaindiafoundation.com/cif-annual-global-indian-award-gala-2023/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> which is worth $50, 000, is given each year to a prominent Indian who has made a major mark in his or her chosen field. Her husband Narayana Murthy too got the same award in 2014, so they became first couple conferred with this award. She donated the sum to the Field Institute ([[University of Toronto]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/world/sudha-murty-is-the-first-woman-to-get-global-indian-award-616583.html|title=Sudha Murthy becomes first woman to get Global Indian Award|last=Bhalla|first=Gursharan|date=2 October 2023|work=Indiatimes|access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref>
*2019: Sudha Murthy received "Hemmeya-Kannadiga" award from television.
*2019: [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]] awarded her Honorary Degree ([[Honorary degree|''Honoris Causa'']]) of Doctor of Science.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 29, 2019|title=IIT Kanpur honours India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with honorary doctorate degree|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-kanpur-honours-india-s-national-badminton-coach-pullela-gopichand-with-honorary-doctorate-degree-1558639-2019-06-29|access-date=2020-08-19|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
 
==Bibliography==
Murty is a prolific fiction author in [[Kannada]] and English. She has published several books, mainly through [[Penguin Group|Penguin]], that exposes her philosophical views on charity, hospitality, and self-realization through fictional narratives. She frequents literary festivals and participates in television discussions on women's issues.


===Books===
== Bibliography ==
=== Books ===


; Kannada
'''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''


*''Dollar Bahu


*''Runa''
'''Marathi'''
*''Kaveri inda Mekaangige''
*''Hakkiya Teradalli''
*''Athirikthe''
*''Guttondu Heluve''
*''[[Mahashweta]]''
*''Tumla''
*''Nooniya Sahasagalu''
*''Samanyralli Asamanyaru''
*''Computer lokadalli''
*''Paridhi''
*''Yashasvi''
*''Guttondu Heluve''
*''Astitva''
*''Yerilitada Daariyalli''
*''Sukhesini Mattu Itara Makkala Kathegalu''


;English
* ''Astitva (2002)''


*''The Mother I Never Knew''
'''English'''
*''[[Three Thousand Stitches]]''
* ''Wise and Otherwise'' ''(2002)''
*''The Man from the Egg''
* ''[[Mahashweta]] (2002)''
*''Here, There, Everywhere''
* ''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read]] and Other Stories (2004)''
*''The Magic of the Lost Temple''
* ''The Old Man And His God (2006)''
*''The Bird with Golden Wings''
* ''Gently Falls The Bakula (2008)''
*''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read|How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories]]''
* ''The Bird with Golden Wings (2009)''
*''The Old Man And His God''
* ''The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk (2012)''
*''[[Dollar Bahu]]''
* ''Grandma's Bag of Stories (2012)''
*[[Wise & Otherwise|''Wise and Otherwise'']]
* ''House of Cards (2013)''
*''[[Mahashweta]]''
* ''[[Dollar Bahu]] (2013)''
*''The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk''
* ''The Magic Drum and Other Favorite Stories (2013)''
*''The Serpent's Revenge''
* ''The Mother I Never Knew (2014)''
*''Gently Falls The Bakula''
* ''Something Happened on the Way To Heavens (2014)''
*''House of Cards''
* ''The Magic of the Lost Temple (2015)''
*''Something Happened on the Way To Heavens''
* ''The Serpent's Revenge (2016)''
*''The Magic Drum and Other Favorite Stories''
* ''[[Three Thousand Stitches]] (2017)''
*''The Bird with the Golden Wings''
* ''The Man from the Egg (2017)''
*''How The Sea Became Salty''
* ''Here, There, Everywhere (2018)''
*''How The Onion got its layers''
* ''The Upside Down King (2018)''
*''The Upside Down King''
* ''How The Sea Became Salty (2019)''
*''The Daughter From A Wishing Tree''
* ''The Daughter From A Wishing Tree (2019)''
*''Grandma's Bag of Stories''
* ''How The Onion got its layers (2020)''
*''Grandparents Bag of Stories''
* ''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)''
* ''Common yet uncommon (2023)''
* ''The Magic of the Lost story (2022)''
* ''How to Be Happy with Who You Are (2025)''
* ''The Magic of the Lost Earrings (2025)''


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Sudha Murty
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Murty in 2026
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
Nominated byDroupadi Murmu
ConstituencyNominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education)
Personal details
Born
Sudha Ramchandra Kulkarni

(1950-08-19) 19 August 1950 (age 76)
Shiggaon, Bombay State, India
(present-day Karnataka)
Political partyNominated
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1978)
[1]
ChildrenAkshata Murty (daughter)
Rohan Murty (son)
RelativesShrinivas Kulkarni (brother)
Sunanda Kulkarni (sister)
Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law)
Rishi Sunak (son-in-law)
Alma materKLE Technological University (BE)
Indian Institute of Science (ME)
Occupation
  • Educator
  • author
  • philanthropist
Awards
OrganisationInfosys Foundation
Notable work
2=

Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy. 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 (Template:Lit.), 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 (Template:Lit.), 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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][18] 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 was a columnist for English and Kannada newspapers.[22]

Philanthropy[edit | edit source]

Main article: Infosys Foundation
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Sudha Murty at the Infosys Foundation

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

Personal life[edit | edit source]

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, and Rohan Murty, a computer scientist and founder of enterprise software company Soroco.

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[edit | edit source]

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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
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Murthy receiving the Raja Lakshmi Award

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

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)
  • Common yet uncommon (2023)
  • The Magic of the Lost story (2022)
  • How to Be Happy with Who You Are (2025)
  • The Magic of the Lost Earrings (2025)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha". CiteHR. 14 November 2006.
  2. ↑ "Sudha Murty Profile – Write India Season 2 Author". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Full list of 2023 Padma awards". The Hindu. 25 January 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Ratan Tata, Rahul Dravid on Gates Foundation board Archived 22 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. tata.com. 15 July 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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