Sudha Murty

Sudha Murty
Murty in January 2010
Born
Sudha Kulkarni

(1950-08-19) 19 August 1950
Shiggaon, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
OccupationChairperson of Infosys Foundation
Notable work
  • How I Taught My Grandmother to Read
  • Mahashweta
  • Dollar Bahu
SpouseN. R. Narayana Murthy
ChildrenAkshata Murty and Rohan Murty
RelativesRishi Sunak (son-in-law)
AwardsPadma Shri
Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award

Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, writer and philanthropist. She is the 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.[1]

She is the mother of Akshata Murty, the wife of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak.

References

  1. ↑ "Sudha Murty Profile - Write India Season 2 Author". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.


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