Sudha Murty | |
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 Murty at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Constituency | Nominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sudha Kulkarni 19 August 1950 Shiggaon, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | Akshata Murty (daughter) Rohan Murty (son) |
| Relatives | Shrinivas Kulkarni (brother) Sunanda Kulkarni (sister) Gururaj Deshpande (brother-in-law) Rishi Sunak (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | KLE Technological University (BE) Indian Institute of Science (ME) |
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| Organisation | Infosys Foundation |
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Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. 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 (lit. 'Dollar Daughter-in-Law'), a novel originally authored by her in Kannada and later translated into English as Dollar Bahu, was adapted as a televised dramatic series[11] by Zee TV in 2001.[12] Runa (lit. 'Debt'), 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]
- ^ "Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha". CiteHR.
- ^ "Sudha Murty Profile – Write India Season 2 Author". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Full list of 2023 Padma awards". The Hindu. 25 January 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Hindu : Gates Foundation's AIDS initiative launched". 31 December 2003. Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Murty family gift establishes Murty Classical Library of India series". Harvard Gazette. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Murthy, wife gift Harvard $5.2 mn to publish Indian classics – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ R, Prerna (23 January 2011). "Sudha Murthy: Humility personified". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "I'm enjoying my acting stint: Sudha Murthy – The Times of India". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Murty Classical Library of India". www.murtylibrary.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Why Sudha Murty feels men should be better at household work than women". The Times of India.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Article". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Author Murthy makes acting debut with Pitruroon – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Sudha Murty makes cameo appearance in Kannada movie". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "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.