She wrote on hospitality, her childhood, realizing views on donations and charity. Many of her Kannada books got translated into English and some got adapted into TV series. Sudha Murthy is a bountiful fiction author in Kannada as well English. Most of her publications were through Penguin. Some of the famous ones in Kannada were.
The book was translated into 15 other languages. It reflects her childhood association with her paternal grandparents. Her first novel titled House of Cards narrates the turmoil faced by the wife of a lucrative doctor. From the start of her education, she had won many prestigious awards. She won the award for her outstanding performance is Social works.
She won the Padma Shri, the fourth highest ranking official as per the Government of India and even obtained a doctorate for her publications. About Us Profile Feedback. Sudha Murthy. Image courtesy Rajagopal. Sudha Murthy receiving Raja Lakshmi Award.
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She says she does not need any holiday because what we do on holiday is enjoyment and her work is her biggest source of enjoyment and happiness. Sudha also turns her up in the office at 6 a: m. Narayan Murthy started his career as a Research Assistant. In , he joined as General Manager at Patni computers in Mumbai. In the year , Narayan Murthy shared her dream of creating good quality software with Sudha Murthy.
Murthy had determined to open a software business but the paucity of capital was the biggest and onliest impediment for his dream. Sudha Murthy gave him her sole savings of Rs to chase his dreams which she has saved for rainy days. Sudha Murthy proved the strongest pillar of Narayan Murthy. She gave him three years leave from household duties and responsibilities so that he could freely work upon his ambitions.
Narayan Murthy began his quest to fulfill his speculations. Sudha Murthy left her service at Telco and shifted to Pune to aid Murthy. In , Sudha Murthy and Narayan shifted to Bangalore.
For a couple of years, Sudha Murthy and Narayan Murthy worked together but it was affecting their family life as by this time they had turned four. The grit, benevolence, and sacrifice are the greatest things that make Sudha Murthy the Sudha Murthy. At this crossroad of hope when and where she could earn much name and fame, she happily pulled herself back. Sudha sacrificed her ambitions for her family and confirmed her role as a homemaker. The seeds of charity were planted in Sudha by her family.
Her parents used to offer beneficence generously. Charity is not donating money rather charity is what could empower and improve the nation. In the words of Sudha Murthy,. Sudha Murthy is a huge country lover. She describes her passion is only to serve the country. Serving does not lie to be an army man. A small but significant remark transformed Sudha Murthy into a Philanthropic. At that time, Sudha was a Professor at Bengaluru University.
She asked her daughter whether she wants to sponsor the examination. She remarked,. This incident triggered the heart of Sudha Murthy. This simple remark was clouded in her head and mind unless she started working for down-trodden. The holes in the pocket and the patches on the clothes can be understood only by those who have empathy, understanding, compassion and benevolence. Empathy and compassion are the factors which make a man to do social work. Once while traveling from Bombay to Bengaluru Sudha encountered a poor girl named Chitra who had escaped because of atrocities of her step-mother.
The girl was traveling without a ticket. When the TT of the train caught her without a ticket, Sudha paid the fair on behalf of her. Sudha Murthy took the girl with her and admitted her in an orphanage. Sudha Murthy not only admitted her to the orphanage but also paid the fees for her entire education. The company wherein Chitra was working sent her to the U. S and now she is well settled in the U.
Sudha Murthy aspires for women empowerment. She visits the poverty-stricken people in person to get acquainted with their actual condition. Her projects span from rural development, healthcare, education, and public hygiene. Sudha Murthy has always been inclined towards the advancement of women. She has been working with Gates Foundation for decades. She has opened many orphanages and schools having Computer Centers and libraries. Sudha Murthy is brought up with few facilities in a village.
Her affection towards writing was the result of the dearth of entertainment sources and her educationist parents. Sudha started reading and writing from a very young age. Writing began as recreation under the direction of her mother. Eventually, it turns into an occupation. Murthy used to write only in her native language i.
At the age of 50, she started writing in English. All of her writings are a blend of her experiences and observations. Shashi Tharoor says about Sudha Murthy,. At the age of 29, she visited the U. A all alone to publish her first book. Sudha has dedicated her first book to her husband cum friend Narayana Murthy. Sudha Murty is a prolific writer of numerous books. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages and have been sold all over the country. She was the recipient of the R.
Narayan Award for Literature and the Padma Shri in She has published several books that espouse her philosophical views on charity, hospitality, normal life and self-realization through fictional and non-fictional narratives.
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