Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is chairperson of the Infosys Foundation.
Biography of Sudha Murthy
Nick Name | Sudha Kulkarni and Sudha Murty |
Real Name | Sudha Murthy |
Famous as | Being the Co- Founder of Infosys Foundation |
Profession | Teacher, Author, and Philanthropist |
Personal Life | |
Height | in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in feet & inches- 5’ 2” |
Eye color | Black |
Birthplace | Shiggaon, Karnataka |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Shiggaon, Karnataka |
Family | Father- Dr. R. H. Kulkarni (Surgeon) Mother- Vimala Kulkarni Brother- Shrinivas Kulkarni (Astronomer) Sister- • Sunanda Kulkarni (Gynaecologist) • Jaishree Deshpande (Social Activist) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Zodiac | Leo |
Net worth | $4.4 million |
Favourite things | |
Favourite Movie | Naya Daur (1957), Ganga Jamuna (1961), Devdas (1955), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Kohinoor (1960), Junglee (1961), Anand (1971), Kati Patang (1971), Amar Prem (1972), and Abhimaan (1973) |
Favourite Actor | Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, and Shah Rukh Khan |
Favourite Actress | Saira Banu and Waheeda Rehman |
Favourite Music | "Dil Tadap Tadap" and "Suhana Safar" from Madhumati (1958), "Mere Mehboob Tujhe" from Mere Mehboob (1963) |
Girls, Affairs and more | |
Wife/Husband: | N. R. Narayana Murthy |
Son- Rohan Murty (Founder of the Murty Classical Library of India)
Daughter- Akshata Murty (Venture Capitalist)
Son-in-law- Rishi Sunak
Sudha Murty (née Kulkarni; born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy. Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006.[1] Later in 2023, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India