Sudha Murty
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Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 20 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murty. She was a former 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 in 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.[1] In 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India.[2]
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Sudha Murthy | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 8 March 2024 | |
Nominated by | Droupadi Murmu |
Constituency | Nominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sudha Kulkarni (1951-08-20) 20 August 1951 (age 72) Haveri, Karnataka, India |
Spouse | N. R. Narayana Murty |
Children | Akshata Murty and Rohan Murty |
Relatives | Rishi Sunak (son-in-law) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Member of Parliament & Chairperson of Infosys Foundation Children's writer |
Awards | Padma Shri (2006) Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award Sahitya Akademi Award for children's Literature (2010) Padma Bhushan (2023) |
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.[3][4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9]
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[10] by Zee TV in 2001.[11] 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[12] as well as a Kannada film Prarthana.[13][14]