Happy Birthday Sudha Murty: sneak peek into writer’s life

Sudha Murthy, 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

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Murty was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for social work by the Government of India in 2006

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Sudha Murty began her professional career in computer science and engineering

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She is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a member of the public health care initiatives of the Gates Foundation

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Murty is best known for her social work and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English

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She has founded several orphanages, participated in rural development efforts, supported the movement to provide all Karnataka government schools with computer and library facilities, and established Murty Classical Library of India at Harvard University

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Her first notable work entitled How I Taught My Grandmother

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Sudha Murty became the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO)

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Wishing her a very happy birthday

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