Sudha Murty: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by DGtal
Last edited March 11, 2026
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
m Removed empty portal template using script
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Indian educator and author (born 1950)}}
{{Short description|Member of Rajya Sabha (born 1950)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox officeholder
| name               = Sudha Murthy
| name = Sudha Murty
| image             = File:Sudha Murthy ji in 2023.jpg
| image = Sudha Murty at Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 01.jpg
| caption           = Murty in April 2023
| caption = Murty in 2026
| image_size         = 250px
| image_size =  
| birth_name         = Sudha Kulkarni
| birth_name = Sudha Ramchandra Kulkarni
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|08|19}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|08|19}}
| birth_place       = [[Shiggaon]], [[Bombay State]] (present-day [[Karnataka]]), India
| birth_place = [[Shiggaon]], [[Bombay State]], India<br>(present-day [[Karnataka]])
| alma_mater        = {{Unbulleted list||[[B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology]] | [[Indian Institute of Science]]}}
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
[[Cornell University]], [[Ithaca, New York]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2024|03|08|df=yes}}
| occupation        = Chairperson of [[Infosys Foundation]]<br />Children's writer
| constituency = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] {{small|(Philanthropy, Literature & Education)}}
| spouse             = [[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]
| nominator = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| children           = [[Akshata Murty]] and [[Rohan Murty]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[N. R. Narayana Murthy]]|1978}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citehr.com/17449-love-story-narayana-murthy-sudha.html#:~:text=WE%20WERE%20MARRIED%20IN%20MURTY'S,POOLING%20IN%20RS%20400%20EACH.|title=Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha|website=CiteHR |date=14 November 2006 }}</ref>
| relatives         = [[Rishi Sunak]] (son-in-law)
| children = [[Akshata Murty]] (daughter)<br />[[Rohan Murty]] (son)
| awards            = [[Padma Shri]]<br />[[Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award]]<br />[[Padma Bhushan]]
| relatives = [[Shrinivas Kulkarni]] (brother)<br>Sunanda Kulkarni (sister)<br />[[Gururaj Deshpande]] (brother-in-law)<br />[[Rishi Sunak]] (son-in-law)
| notable_works     = {{Unbulleted list|''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read]]''|''[[Mahashweta]]''|''[[Dollar Bahu]]''}}
| alma_mater = [[KLE Technological University]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]])<br />[[Indian Institute of Science]] ([[Master of Engineering|ME]])
| party = [[Independent politician|Nominated]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Educator|author|philanthropist}}
| awards = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Padma Shri]] (2006)|[[Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award]]|[[Bal Sahitya Puraskar]] (2023)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2023)}}
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| organisation        = [[Infosys Foundation]]
| notable_works       = {{Unbulleted_list|''[[Mahashweta]]'' (2000)|''[[Dollar Bahu]]'' (2003)|''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read]]'' (2004)
|website= https://Sudhamurty.com
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''Sudha Murty''' (''{{née}}'' '''Kulkarni'''; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is 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.<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> Later 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''' ({{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 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=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/news-interviews/30296207_1_sudha-murthy-narayan-murthy-drama-festival |access-date=2022-05-02 |website= |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=dead}}</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>
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>


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 Murthy 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 Murthy was adapted as a Marathi film, ''[[Pitruroon]]'' by director [[Nitish Bharadwaj|Nitish Bhardwaj]]. Sudha Murthy 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>
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>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Sudha Murty was born into a [[Kannada language|Kannada
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>
]]-speaking [[Deshastha Madhva Brahmin]] family<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murty |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 |date=26 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Passion, Pages, Philanthropy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/passion-pages-philanthropy-101629375440952.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=19 August 2021}}</ref> on 19 August 1951 in [[Shiggaon]], [[Haveri]] in [[Karnataka]], India, the daughter of R. H. Kulkarni, a surgeon, and his wife Vimala Kulkarni, a school teacher. 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">{{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>


== Career ==
== 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 & 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.
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.


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]].<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>
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>


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.<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 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>


== Philanthropy ==
== Philanthropy ==
Line 44: Line 50:


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Sudha Murty married [[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> 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, including fashion designer [[Akshata Murty]], who is married to the current British Prime Minister, [[Rishi Sunak]].
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]].


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
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 ==
== Awards ==
Line 57: Line 63:
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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 |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* National Award from Public Relation Society of India for outstanding Social Service to the Society{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
* Award for Excellent Social Service by Rotary South – Hubli{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
* "Millenium Mahila Shiromani" award{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
Line 70: Line 74:


'''Kannada'''
'''Kannada'''
* ''Runa''
* ''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''
* ''Kaveri inda Mekaangige''
* ''Hakkiya Teradalli''
* ''Athirikthe''
* ''Guttondu Heluve''
* ''Tumla''
* ''Nooniya Sahasagalu''
* ''Nooniya Sahasagalu''
* ''Samanyralli Asamanyaru''
 
* ''Computer lokadalli''
 
* ''Paridhi''
'''Marathi'''
* ''Yashasvi''
 
* ''Astitva''
* ''Astitva (2002)''
* ''Yerilitada Daariyalli''
* ''Sukhesini Mattu Itara Makkala Kathegalu''


'''English'''
'''English'''
* ''The Mother I Never Knew''
* ''Wise and Otherwise'' ''(2002)''
* ''[[Three Thousand Stitches]]''
* ''[[Mahashweta]] (2002)''
* ''The Man from the Egg''
* ''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read]] and Other Stories (2004)''
* ''Here, There, Everywhere''
* ''The Old Man And His God (2006)''
* ''The Magic of the Lost Temple''
* ''Gently Falls The Bakula (2008)''
* ''The Bird with Golden Wings''
* ''The Bird with Golden Wings (2009)''
* ''[[How I Taught My Grandmother to Read]] and Other Stories''
* ''The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk (2012)''
* ''The Old Man And His God''
* ''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)''
* ''How The Sea Became Salty''
* ''The Man from the Egg (2017)''
* ''How The Onion got its layers''
* ''Here, There, Everywhere (2018)''
* ''The Upside Down King''
* ''The Upside Down King (2018)''
* '' The Daughter From A Wishing Tree''
* ''How The Sea Became Salty (2019)''
* ''Grandma's Bag of Stories''
* ''The Daughter From A Wishing Tree (2019)''
* ''Grandparents Bag of Stories''
* ''How The Onion got its layers (2020)''
* ''The Sage With Two Horns''
* ''Grandparents Bag of Stories (2020)''
* ''[[Dollar Bahu]]''
* ''The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home (2020)''
* '' The Gopi Diaries ''
* ''The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love (2021)''
 
* ''The Sage With Two Horns (2021)''
== See also ==
* ''The Gopi Diaries: Growing Up (2022)''
* [[List of Indian writers]]
* ''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 ==
== References ==
Line 119: Line 130:


== External links ==
== External links ==
 
{{Commons category|Sudha Murthy}}
* {{OL author}}
* {{OL author}}
* {{LibraryThing author|murtysudha}}
* {{LibraryThing author|murtysudha}}
Line 127: Line 138:
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
{{Padma Bhushan Award Recipients 2020–2029}}
{{Padma Bhushan Award Recipients 2020–2029}}
 
{{Portal bar|Biography|India|Literature|Business|Society}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Murty, Sudha}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murty, Sudha}}
Line 135: Line 146:
[[Category:20th-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:20th-century women engineers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women engineers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian engineers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian engineers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century women engineers]]
[[Category:Educators from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Educators from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Engineers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Engineers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:English-language writers from India]]
[[Category:English-language Indian writers]]
[[Category:Indian children's writers]]
[[Category:Indian children's writers]]
[[Category:Indian computer scientists]]
[[Category:Indian computer scientists]]
Line 149: Line 159:
[[Category:Indian women children's writers]]
[[Category:Indian women children's writers]]
[[Category:Indian women computer scientists]]
[[Category:Indian women computer scientists]]
[[Category:Indian women engineers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women engineers]]
[[Category:Indian women novelists]]
[[Category:Indian women novelists]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
Line 155: Line 165:
[[Category:Karnatak University alumni]]
[[Category:Karnatak University alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Madhva Brahmins]]
[[Category:Murthy family]]
[[Category:Murthy family]]
[[Category:Novelists from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Novelists from Karnataka]]
Line 161: Line 170:
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Scientists from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Scientists from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Social workers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Social workers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women educators from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women educators from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women scientists from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women scientists from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women writers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Women writers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Writers from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Writers from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha]]

Latest revision as of 02:46, 11 March 2026


Sudha Murty
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 75)
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
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]

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[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.
  5. ↑ "The Hindu : Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launched". 31 December 2003. Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Murty family gift establishes Murty Classical Library of India series". Harvard Gazette. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Murthy, wife gift Harvard $5.2 mn to publish Indian classics – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ↑ R, Prerna (23 January 2011). "Sudha Murthy: Humility personified". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "I'm enjoying my acting stint: Sudha Murthy – The Times of India". The Times of India. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Murty Classical Library of India". www.murtylibrary.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Why Sudha Murty feels men should be better at household work than women". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ "The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Article". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Author Murthy makes acting debut with Pitruroon – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sudha Murty makes cameo appearance in Kannada movie". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Acting in films isn't easy, says Sudha Murthy after playing cameo in Kannada film". The News Minute. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "About Mrs. Narayan Murthy". nipun.servicespace.org. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Nobody believed I was an IISc graduate: Sudha Murty". Deccan Chronicle. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "One woman, many roles". The Hindu. 3 July 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  19. ↑ 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". timesnownews. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  20. ↑ Rana, S Gautam (24 October 2022). "Sudha Murthy still fond of Tatas | Patna News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Presenting Harmony's silvers – sparkling lives, success stories, accounts of endurance, courage, grit, and passion". harmonyindia.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "On sanitation and heritage restoration: Sudha Murty, Infosys Foundation". The Economic Times. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  23. ↑ Sundar, Pushpa (16 February 2017). Giving with a Thousand Hands: The Changing Face of Indian Philanthropy. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199470686.003.0008. ISBN 978-0-19-947068-6.
  24. ↑ Sarkar, Malabika (19 February 2015). "Murty, not Murthy – My husband spells his name wrong, says Sudha Murty". The Telegraph Online. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  25. ↑ JRD's words inspired me in philanthropy: Sudha Murthy Archived 22 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. tata.com (23 October 2002). Retrieved on 8 December 2011.
  26. ↑ "Raja-Lakshmi Award for Sudha Murty". 15 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "India's Finest". rediff.com.
  28. ↑ "Padma Awards Dashboard". padmaawards.gov.in.
  29. ↑ "R.K. Narayana's Award for Literature". EconomicTimes. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  30. ↑ "Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Awards". Department of Kannada and Culture Official website of Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  31. ↑ "Santosh Hegde, Sudha Murthy to be conferred honorary doctorate". Deccan Herald. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  32. ↑ "Narayana Murthy, Sudha Receive Basava Shree Award". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  33. ↑ "Sudha Murthy, Ruskin Bond, Snigdha Poonam among winners of this year's Crossword Book Awards". Scroll.in. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  34. ↑ IANS (21 December 2018). "Tharoor, Sudha Murthy, Bond, Soha Ali Khan conferred Crossword Book Awards". Business Standard India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  35. ↑ "IIT Kanpur honors India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with honorary doctorate degree". India Today. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  36. ↑ "Full list of 2023 Padma awards". The Hindu. 25 January 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  37. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  38. ↑ "CIF Award 2023 – Canada India Foundation". Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  39. ↑ Bhalla, Gursharan (2 October 2023). "Sudha Murthy becomes first woman to get Global Indian Award". Indiatimes. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

Template:Rishi Sunak

Template:Padma Bhushan Award Recipients 2020–2029

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sudha_Murty&oldid=473350"
Discover more