21 Famous Inspirational and Motivational Quotes -"Sudha Murthy"

 Sudha Murthy, who was raised by her parents and maternal grandparents, was born on August 19, 1950, in Shiggaon, Haveri, Karnataka. She is the daughter of former surgeon Dr. R. H. Kulkarni. At the B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology, Murthy earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She was awarded a gold medal by the Chief Minister of Karnataka for coming in first place in her class. The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, awarded her a Masters in Engineering (M.E.) in computer science as well.

Sudha Murthy started her career as a computer scientist and engineer. After that, she was unstoppable; she went from being a small-town girl to becoming the first woman engineer employed by TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company, India's largest automaker (TELCO). She reportedly complained about the "men only" gender prejudice at TELCO in a postcard to the firm chairman before being recruited. She was given a special interview as a consequence, and she was recruited right away as a development engineer. Later, she accepted a position as Senior Systems Analyst with Pune's Walchand Group of Industries.

The social work that Murthy does and her contributions to English and Kannada writing is what is most known about her. She has done more than the average in her 70 years, never doubting her abilities or conforming to what society considers to be a "decent lady." She has earned multiple honors for her scholastic prowess due to all her hard work. She received the Rotary Club of Bangalore's "Best Teacher Award" in 1995. She founded the Infosys Foundation in 1996 and has served as a trustee and visiting professor at Bangalore University's PG Center ever since.

Additionally, she founded Harvard University's Murthy Classical Library of India. The Murty Classical Library of India aspires to present to a new generation of Indians the greatest literary achievements of the previous two millennia, which are part of the world's prized literary legacy. In 2004, the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai also gave her the Raja-Lakshmi award. 

She received recognition for her exceptional efforts in social services. At the Crossword-Raymond Book Awards in 2018, Sudha Murthy was given the Lifetime Achievement Award. She received an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree from IIT Kanpur the very next year. Although Sudha Murthy has authored several books, her first significant one was a collection of short tales titled "How I Taught My Grandmother to Read." The book was translated into 15 different languages.

1) “Life is an exam where the syllabus is unknown and question papers are not set. Nor are there model answer papers.”

2) “If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. It is impossible to lead your life for others’ happiness.” 

3) “At twenty, if you are not an idealist, then you don’t have a heart. And if you continue being an idealist at forty, then you don’t have a brain.”

4) “A fire cannot be extinguished with another fire. It is only water that can make a difference.”

5) “Struggle is life.”

6) “A Cuckoo should never dance and a Peacock should not try to sing!”

7) “I hail from a middle class educated family and now that God is kind to me by giving me enough money, I want to share it with others.”

8) “Whenever you take on a project, there should be an exit policy. You cannot help people forever.”

9) “Every philanthropist has a soft corner for one issue. For me, it is health, because my father was a doctor.”

10) “Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.”

11) “Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.”

12) “I like portraying women of character in my books. Women who exhibit loyalty and courage.”

13) “We should always have some aim in life which we must try to achieve while being of help to others.”

14) “I work every day, but every day is a holiday for me because I enjoy my work.”

15) “Rich or poor, it is good to do our own work and be fit.”

16)  “Money is one thing which rarely unites and mostly divides people.”

17) “Exceptional leaders don’t impart just vision, rather they cultivate the emergence of vision.”

18) “All innovators face challenges and seldom enjoy family support.”

19)  “Who is the best friend to a man and a woman?” The answer is: “A wife to her husband and a husband to his wife.”

20) “Sometimes, my reading choices are defined by the place I’m travelling next.”

21) “To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.”