Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty Was Born In 1950, In Shiggaon, North Karnataka. Author, Philanthropist, Educator, Public Speaker And Engineer, She Completed Her Master’S In Computer Science From Iisc, Bangalore. She Is The Founder Of The Infosys Foundation And The Chairperson Of The Murty Trust. A Bestselling Author, With More Than Three Hundred Titles To Her Acclaim, Some Of Her Most Famous Books Include Three Thousand Stitches, Dollar Bahu And Wise And Otherwise. She Writes In English And Kannada, And Her Books Have Been Translated Into All Major Indian Languages And Have Sold Over 60 Lakh Copies Around The Country. Over The Years, Sudha Murty Has Been Recognized With Many Prestigious Awards, Including The Padma Bhushan And The Padma Shri From The Government Of India In 2023 And 2006, Respectively; Bal Sahitya Puraskar In 2023; The R.K. Narayan Award For Literature In 2006; The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award In 2020; And Lokmanya Tilak And Mahatma Awards In 2024. She Was Also Awarded The Rajyotsava And Attimabbe Award For Excellence In Kannada Literature From The Government Of Karnataka In 2000 And 2012. Sudha Murty Has Received Nineteen Honorary Doctorates From Various Universities Across India. Currently, She Is Also Serving As The President-Nominated Member Of Parliament In The Rajya Sabha. Author, Philanthropist, Educator, Public Speaker And Engineer, Sudha Murty Completed Her Master’S In Computer Science From Iisc, Bangalore. She Is The Founder Of Infosys Foundation And The Chairperson Of The Murty Trust. A Bestselling Author With More Than Three Hundred Titles To Her Acclaim, Some Of Her Most Famous Books Are Three Thousand Stitches, Dollar Bahu And Wise And Otherwise. She Writes In English And Kannada And Her Books Have Been Translated Into All The Major Indian Languages And Have Sold More Than 60 Lakh Copies Around The Country. Over The Years, Sudha Murty Has Been Recognized With Many Prestigious Awards Including The Padma Bhushan And Padma Shri From The Government Of India In 2023 And 2006 Respectively, Bal Sahitya Puraskar In 2023, The R.K. Narayan Award For Literature In 2006, The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award In 2020, Lokmanya Tilak And Mahatma Awards In 2024. Sudha Murty Has Received 19 Honorary Doctorates From Various Universities Across India. Currently, She Is Also Serving As The President Nominated Member Of Parliament In Rajya Sabha. Sudha Murty Was Born In 1950 In Shiggaon, North Karnataka. A Prolific Writer In English And Kannada, She Has Written Novels, Technical Books, Travelogues, Collections Of Short Stories And Non-Fiction Pieces, And Bestselling Books For Children. Her Books Have Been Translated Into All Major Indian Languages. She Weaves Magical Tales And Especially Enjoys Writing For Young Readers. A Generation Of Children Has Grown Up Reading Her Books And Her Stories Are Available In Textbooks Across Schools In India. Sudha Murty Was Born In 1950 In Shiggaon In North Karnataka. She Did Her Mtech In Computer Science And Is Now The Chairperson Of The Infosys Foundation. A Prolific Writer In English And Kannada, She Has Written Novels, Technical Books, Travelogues, Collections Of Short Stories And Non-Fictional Pieces And Four Books For Children. Her Books Have Been Translated Into All The Major Indian Languages. Sudha Murty Was The Recipient Of The R.K. Narayan Award For Literature And The Padma Shri In 2006 And The Attimabbe Award From The Government Of Karnataka For Excellence In Kannada Literature In 2011. She Did Her Mtech In Computer Science, And Is Now The Chairperson Of The Infosys Foundation. A Prolific Writer In English And Kannada, She Has Written Novels, Technical Books, Travelogues, Collections Of Short Stories And Non-Fiction Pieces, And Six Bestselling Books For Children. Sudha Murty Is The Recipient Of The R.K. Narayan Award For Literature (2006), The Padma Shri (2006) And The Attimabbe Award From The Government Of Karnataka For Excellence In Kannada Literature (2011).
