This is where Sudha came as a huge support for him. However, it was held back due to lack of capital.
Murthy's passion to create good quality software was strong.
In 1981, Murthy realized his big dream which turned out to be the beginning for Infosys. NR Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy are a couple that is an inspiration in more ways than one. This is my turn and I'm going to buy Rs 300 books." So, the fourth month, I said 'No, I'm buying. Even I have but he will never give me my chance. The second month also I kept quiet, there is Strand Book Store, Bombay, third month, I felt this fellow will have unsatisfied hunger forever. I have to buy this book, I require it for my work.' The first month, I kept quiet. He said, 'this month, you see the books, next month you buy. "We had an allowance of Rs 300 to buy books and every time Murthy would argue that his necessity was more than mine.
While sharing her and Mr Murthy's love for books, she went on to share how there was a time when they have an allowance of Rs 300 per month to buy books and they both used to argue as to who should buy the books. Going on about their love for books, she mentioned that back then they enjoyed sharing books but now they don't share and prefer to buy separately because she feels she has to read first while Mr Murthy says he has to read first. "We went out and bought so many books and books were always a link between me and Murthy, even to this day." Talking about why she decided to get married to him, Mrs Murthy recalled how they dated for four years during which they frequently bought books. Actually, he's four years older than me but I felt he was four years younger than me", she fondly recalled. "But when he opened the door, I saw a thin short person, like a college student you know? I said, is it Narayana Murthy? You're so simple and so serious and that was my first impression of him. So, someone so well-travelled, I thought he must be some different person." and you know in those days, going abroad wasn't this easy, it was very hard. Talking about that first meeting, she said, "I felt, a man who was so much well-traveled, Peshawar, Istanbul, Paris, Florence, Rome. In a conversation with writer, columni Twinkle Khanna for Tweak India, Sudha Murthy recollected how she met Murthy at Prasanna's place around October 1974. In fact, he owed his wife a lot of money.įor those who do not know much about Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy's relationship, the two met through their mutual friend, Prasanna. However, there was a time when Murthy, who stepped down as Infy chairman in 2011 after 30 years with the company, was broke. Narayana Murthy is one of the richest persons in India at present with a net worth of Rs 29,000 crore, according to Hurun India Rich List 2021. New Delhi: The legendary co-founder and retired chairman of tech giant Infosys N.R. With this list, we mean to convey to our readers a list of 21 of the best Sudha Murty Books out of the many written by her.Throwback: When Narayan and Sudha Murthy used to argue over Rs 300 books | Photo Credit: BCCL She has handled national natural disasters like the tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Andaman, the earthquake in Kutch – Gujarat, hurricane and floods in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and drought in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Through the Infosys Foundation, she has built 2,300 houses in the flood-affected areas. Her vision of a library for each school has resulted in the setting up of 50,000 libraries so far. Murty’s social work covers the healthcare, education, empowerment of women, public hygiene, art and culture, and poverty alleviation at the grassroots level. Murty is a notable philanthropist working as the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a member of public healthcare initiatives of the Gates Foundation. Narayan Award for Literature and the Padma Shri in 2006, and the Attimabbe Award from the government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Are you searching for the complete list of Sudha Murty Books? Do you want to read the best short stories by Sudha Murty?Ī prolific writer in English and Kannada, Sudha Murty has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non- fictional pieces, and books for children.