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Also known as Sudha Murty, Sudha Kulkarni Murthy

Indian writer, philanthropist, author, motivator

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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 )
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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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Sudha Murthy
date of birth
1950-08-19
name in native language
ಸುಧಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ
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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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