Sudha Murthy
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Indian writer, philanthropist, author, motivator
Key facts
- Nominated by
- Droupadi Murmu
- Constituency
- Nominated (Philanthropy, Literature & Education)
- Born
- Sudha Ramchandra Kulkarni , ( 1950-08-19 ) 19 August 1950 (age 75) , Shiggaon , Bombay State , India, (present-day Karnataka )
- Party
- Nominated
- Spouse
- N. R. Narayana Murthy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 )
- 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 )
- Occupation
- Educator author philanthropist
- Awards
- Padma Shri (2006) Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2023) Padma Bhushan (2023)
- Organisation
- Infosys Foundation
- Notable work
- Mahashweta (2000) Dollar Bahu (2003) How I Taught My Grandmother to Read (2004)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Shiggaon
- Spouse
- N. R. Narayana Murthy
- Child
- Akshata Murty
- Sibling
- Shrinivas Kulkarni
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Position held
- member of Rajya Sabha
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Padma Bhushan
- Field of work
- library science
- Chairperson
- Infosys
- Image
- Sudha Murty at Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 01.jpg
- Residence
- Bengaluru
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- name in native language
- ಸುಧಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ
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Encyclopedic overview
Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1950) is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the Founder-Chairperson of the non-profit charitable organization Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy. 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. In 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India.
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.
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