1. Sudha Murty is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist.
21 Facts About Sudha Murty
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Sudha Murty is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation.
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In 2024, Murty was nominated as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on 8 March 2024 for her contribution to social work and education.
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Sudha Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006.
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Sudha Murty began her professional career in computer science and engineering.
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Sudha Murty is a member of the public health care initiatives of the Gates Foundation.
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Sudha Murty 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.
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Sudha Murty is best known for her philanthropy and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English.
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Sudha Murty has acted in the film as well as a Kannada film Prarthana.
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Sudha Murty was born to a Kannada-speaking family on 19 August 1950 in Shiggaon, Haveri district in Mysore State, India, the daughter of R H Kulkarni, a surgeon, and his wife Vimala Kulkarni, a schoolteacher.
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Sudha Murty was raised by her parents and maternal grandparents.
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Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company.
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Sudha Murty joined the company as a Development Engineer in Pune and then worked in Mumbai and Jamshedpur as well.
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Sudha Murty had written a postcard to the company's Chairman complaining of the "men only" gender bias at TELCO.
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Sudha Murty later joined Walchand Group of Industries at Pune as Senior Systems Analyst.
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Sudha Murty has written and published many books which include novels, non-fiction, travelogues, technical books, and memoirs.
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Sudha Murty's books have been translated into all major Indian languages.
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Sudha Murty was a columnist for English and Kannada newspapers.
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Sudha Murty's Infosys Foundation is a public charitable trust founded in 1996.
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The couple have two children, including fashion designer Akshata Sudha Murty, who is married to former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak.
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Sudha Murty's siblings include Dr Sunanda Kulkarni, Caltech astrophysicist Shrinivas Kulkarni and Jaishree Deshpande who co-founded the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT.