NR Narayana Murthy is the co-founder of Infosys, one of India’s largest IT companies, providing services in the fields of technology, engineering, consulting and outsourcing.
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NR Narayana Murthy was born on Tuesday, August 20, 1946, in Shidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka (age 77; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his schooling from Sharada Vilasa Boys High School, Mysore. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mysore and later his master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Childhood photos of Narayana Murthy
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
family, caste and wife
Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy was born into a Brahmin Hindu family. His father N. Rama Rao is a high school teacher. His mother’s name was Padavasama Murthy. He has seven brothers and sisters. Murthy met Sudha Murthy (then Sudha Kulkarni) in Pune through a common friend Prasanna (a key figure in Wipro). He invites Sudha and her friends to have dinner. They started going out to movies, restaurants and parties together. Soon they became good friends and one day Murthy proposed to her saying,
I want to tell you something. I am 5 feet 4 inches tall. I come from a lower-middle-class family. I can never become rich. You are beautiful, smart, smart and you can get anyone you want. But will you marry me? “
Sudha liked his honesty, but she needed her parents’ approval first. She arranged a meeting between Murthy and her parents. Murthy got stuck in traffic and couldn’t make it to the meeting on time, which made Sudha’s father very angry. Two hours after the time set for the meeting, Murthy booked a taxi and arrived at Sudha’s residence wearing a bright red shirt. Sudha’s father asked him about his goals and Murthy said that he wanted to become a politician and open an orphanage. Sudha’s father was dissatisfied with his answer and said:
I don’t want my daughter to marry a wannabe communist and then open an orphanage when he has no money to support his family. “
Nearly three years later, Murthy landed a job as general manager. Sudha’s father finally accepted Muti’s proposal. He married Sudha on February 10, 1978, at her home in Bangalore in the presence of both family members. He and Sudha shared the expenses of the marriage, which was only Rs. 800. The couple has two children Akshata Murty and Rohan Murty.
Sudha Murthy and NR Narayana Murthy’s wedding photos
NR Narayana Murthy and family
Narayana Murthy with wife, daughter Akshata Murthy and son-in-law Rishi Sunak
On October 25, 2022, his son-in-law Rishi Sunak was appointed as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King Charles III.
Profession
After completing his master’s degree, he started working as a research analyst and later as a lead programmer at IIM Ahmedabad. He had the opportunity to participate in the development of India’s first time-sharing computer system and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for the Indian Electronics Corporation.
Old photos of NR Narayana Murthy
Later, he founded a company, Softronics, which failed. In 1977, he joined Patni Computers in Bombay (now Mumbai) as General Manager. He worked there for nearly four years, but wanted to start his own company. He had no money to start a business, then his wife Sudha gave him Rs. 10,000 to start a business.
Old photos of NR Narayana Murthy and colleagues
Murthy founded Infosys in Pune in 1981 with six other software engineers with an initial capital of US$250. The seven founders of Infosys include NR Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, S. Gopalakrishnan, SD Shibulal, K. Dinesh, NS Raghavan and Ashok Arora.
Founder of Infosys
In 1983, Infosys moved from Pune to Bangalore. Murthy served as CEO of Infosys from 1981 to 2002 and then as Chairman of the Board from 2002 to 2006. In August 2011, he retired from Infosys with the title of Chairman Emeritus.
Old photos of NR Narayana Murthy, Infosys
On June 1, 2013, he returned to Infosys as Executive Chairman and Additional Director. In 2014, he resigned as executive chairman and continued as a non-executive director until October 10, 2013, and was appointed honorary chairman on October 11, 2013. Thanks to the efforts of Murthy and the other six co-founders, Infosys has become one of the leading companies in the world. India’s largest IT company with more than 800 customers in 30 countries.
Infosys Campus Bangalore
On March 29, 2019, its market capitalization was US$46.52 billion. In addition to being the co-founder of Infosys, Murthy serves as an independent director on the corporate board of HSBC Bank and on the boards of DBS Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV. He also serves on the advisory boards and boards of directors of several educational and charitable organizations.
dispute
- In 2013, Murthy’s company, Infosys, was fined $34 million for visa fraud in which it illegally used B-1 visa holders as skilled labor in jobs that were only allowed to H-1 B visa holders.
- In 2017, the Infosys board said Narayana Murthy’s scathing attack on the board led to the resignation of its chief executive and managing director Vishal Sikka.
Awards and Honors
2000: Awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India
2003: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2007: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awards IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition
2007: The British government awarded him the honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
2008: Government of India awards Padma Vibhushan
Narayana Murthy meets Padma Vibhushan
2008: Awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government
2011: NDTV awarded NDTV the Indian Idol of the Year Award
2013: Asia Philanthropist of the Year Award
Note: There are many more honors to his name.
net worth
His net worth is $2.47 billion.
Facts/Trivia
- His favorite subjects in school were math and physics.
- After completing his studies, he passed the Indian Institute of Technology entrance exam, but due to poor financial situation, he could not get into the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
- He loves buying the latest gadgets.
- His hobbies include reading and listening to old Hindi and Kannada songs.
- He is the author of several books such as Better India: A Better World, Clear Blue Skies: Stories and Poems of Conflict and Hope, and Behtar Bharat, Behtar Duniya.
- Murthy appeared in the award-winning Indian talk show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2002) on Zee TV.
NR Narayana Murthy of Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
- In 2006, his name was listed as one of Asia’s Heroes by Time magazine. He earned this distinction for bringing about revolutionary changes in India since its independence in 1947.
- In 2019, Sanjay Tripathy announced that he would make a Bollywood film on the life of NR Narayana Murthy.
- In 2023, Narayana Murthy suggested in an interview that young Indians should commit to working 70 hours a week to increase the country’s productivity. However, his suggestion sparked a heated debate on social media. Several prominent entrepreneurs like Bhavish Aggarwal, Ashneer Grover and Harsh Goenka shared their views. Many thought Murthy’s proposal, which amounted to about a 14-hour work day, five days a week, was unrealistic. While some support his idea, many are concerned about potential health issues caused by such extended hours.
Ashneer Grover’s post on NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion on X
- In an interview, Narayana Murthy talks about his journey to founding Infosys and reflects on the decisions he made. He said he had made mistakes along the way and regretted not asking his wife Sudha to join Infosys.
- In March 2024, he announced a gift of shares worth over Rs. 240 crore to his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Rohan Murty. So far, Narayana Murthy’s stake in Infosys has dropped from 0.40% to 0.36%.
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