It reflects her childhood association with her paternal grandparents. The book was translated into 15 other languages. One of her famous work was the “How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories “. Most of her publications were through Penguin. Sudha Murthy is a bountiful fiction author in Kannada as well English. Many of her works were children’s series.
Many of her Kannada books got translated into English and some got adapted into TV series. She wrote on hospitality, her childhood, realizing views on donations and charity. Her writing had a flavor of common lives. She has been passionate in helping people in flood affected areas too.īeing an Author, Mrs. She imbibes the need to maintain clean India, hence building up toilets for public. She spreads the awareness of rural education, public hygiene, poverty alleviation and much more. Sudha Murthy is famous for many of philanthropist works. She is still associated with her husband to build up the company. She is the pillar for the success of Infosys Foundation. While working in TELCO in Pune, she met her soul mate Mr. She still loves teaching hence pursue her interest in providing knowledge and training to students in PG Center of Bangalore University as Visiting Professor as well in taught in Christ College. In 1996 she started with the Infosys Foundation and continues to be a Trustee of Infosys Foundation. 10,000 savings to the firm Infosys, in the founding of the company.
After being in Pune from 1974- 1981, Sudha Murthy moved to Mumbai. She then worked as Senior System Analyst in Walchand group of Industries in Pune. The Chairman of TELCO noted her issue and called her for a special interview. She had raised the issue of ‘men-only” gender bias problems in the company. She worked as Development Engineer in various locations like Pune, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur. Murthy became the first female engineer hired India’s largest auto manufacturer TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) now Tata motors. She obtained the gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers for coming first. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science. She stood first in her class and received the gold medal from the then Karnataka Chief Minister, Sri Devaraj Urs.Īfter completing her studies, she pursued M.E. Sudha Murthy had done her BE in Electrical Engineering from B.V.B College of Engineering and Technology. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni in Shiggaon, Karnataka. She is also a member of healthcare initiatives of the Gates Foundations. She is also a renowned author of many fiction novels. Apart from all her social works, she even taught Computer Science. She aims to provide the government aided schools with computer education and library facilities. She works toward the betterment of the society and rural development. She was popular for her benevolent work through Infosys Foundation. She worked with many organizations for the welfare of the common man. An eminent writer in English and Kannada, born on 19 August 1950, Sudha Murthy is a Social Worker.