Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty (birth name Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, philanthropist and former chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murty. Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006. Later in 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India.
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Murty in April 2023 | |
| Born | Sudha Kulkarni 19 August 1950 |
| Alma mater | Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkote, Indian Institute of Science, Cornell University |
| Occupation(s) | Chairperson of Infosys Foundation Children's writer |
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| Spouse | N. R. Narayana Murty |
| Children | Akshata Murty and Rohan Murty |
| Relatives | Rishi Sunak (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Padma Shri Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award Padma Bhushan |
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. 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.
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 by Zee TV in 2001. Runa (lit. 'Debt'), a story by Sudha Murthy was adapted as a Marathi film, Pitruroon by director Nitish Bhardwaj. Sudha Murthy has also acted in the film as well as a Kannada film Prarthana.