21 FAMOUS QUOTES BY SUDHA MURTHY
Sudha Murthy is an Indian educator, author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Sudha Murthy was born in a Brahmin family on 19 August 1951 to R. H Kulkarni, a surgeon, and Vimala Kulkarni, a school teacher. She is a graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the B.V.B College of Engineering and Technology and completed her post-graduation in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science.
She is the chairperson of Infosys Foundation and married to the co-founder of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy. The couple has two children Rohan Murthy and Akshata Murthy, who is married to the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak.
She started her professional career as a computer scientist and engineer. She was the first female engineer hired at India’s largest manufacturer TELCO. She wrote a postcard to the then Chairman of TELCO and complained about the gender bias in the company. After this, she was interviewed and hired immediately. She has always been an advocate of women’s rights and a pioneer in the development of education. She joined the company as a development engineer in Pune and then worked in Pune and Jamshedpur.
In 1996 she started Infosys Foundation, which is a public charitable trust and has been the Trustee of Infosys Foundation till date. The Trust has so far built 2,300 houses in the flood-affected areas. She also has a vision of a library for each school and has so far set up 70,000 libraries. Her organisation has so far built 16000 public toilets. She is also a member of public healthcare initiatives of the Gates Foundation. She also established the Murthy Classical Library of India at Harvard University.
She has founded several orphanages and also contributes to rural development. She even supported the movement to provide all Karnataka government schools with computer and library facilities and taught computer science.
Sudha Murthy is best known for her social work and her contribution to Literature and has written and published many books which include novels, non-fiction, travelogues and memoirs. Some of her famous writings are:
How I Taught my Grandmother to Read
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Three Thousand Stitches
Dollar Bahu, etc.
The Mother I Never Knew
The Man From The Egg
Wise And Otherwise
Awards
1995: Best Teacher Award from Rotary Club of Karnataka.
2000: Karnataka Rajyotsava State Award for achievement in the field of art and literature.
2001: Ojaswini Award for excellent social work for the year 2000.
2004: Raja-Lakshmi Award by Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai.
2006: India’s Fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri.
2006: She received the R.K. Narayan’s Award for Literature.
2010: Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award by Karnataka Government.
2011: Murthy was conferred an Honorary LL.D degree for her contribution to promoting formal legal education and scholarship in India.
2013: Basava Shree-2013 Award for contribution to society.
2018: Murthy received a lifetime achievement award at the Crossword Book Award in the popular non-fiction category.
2019: IIT Kanpur awarded her the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science
Here are some inspirational quotes from Sudha Murthy:
Be Dependent On Yourself, And Know That Courage Has To Be Born Within You. It Takes Time But You Have To Work For It.
4) Mindset has more power than anything else in this world.
5) You Should Not Be So Sensitive, Sensitive People Suffer A Lot In Life.
6) It is very difficult to earn trust. It takes years to build and it can be destroyed in an instant by one bad deed.
7) Rich or poor, it is good to do our work and stay fit.
8) If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. It is impossible to lead your life for others’ happiness.
9) Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind.
10) Struggle is life.
11) A fire cannot be extinguished with another fire. It is only water that can make a difference.
12) A cuckoo should never dance and a peacock should not try to sing!
13) There is a difference between loneliness and solitude. Loneliness is boring, whereas in solitude you can inspect and examine your deeds and your thoughts.
14) Money is one thing which rarely unites and mostly divides people.
15) Usually people who are sensitive need more time to understand the real world.
16) We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently.
17) Rich Or Poor, It Is Good To Do Our Own Work And Be Fit.
18) Men Can Do Certain Things Well And Women Other Things. Men And Women Are Complementary To Each Other. One Need Not Prove One’s Strengths.
19) Life Is An Exam Where The Syllabus Is Unknown And Question Papers Are Not Set Nor Are There Model Test Papers.
20) You May Be Rich Enough To Buy Comfort And Luxuries But The Same Money Doesn't Define Class Or Give You The Ability To Purchase It.
