Both Sudha and Narayana are passionate readers, boasting an impressive collection of around 20,000 books.
Sudha Murty, the chairperson of Infosys Foundation and a prolific author with over 150 published works, exemplifies the breaking of stereotypes and the defiance of traditional gender roles through her achievements in engineering. Despite a net worth of Rs 775 crore, Sudha leads a life of remarkable simplicity.
A surprising aspect of Sudha's life is her decision not to buy a new saree in three decades. This choice might seem unusual given her substantial financial resources, but it is deeply rooted in her spiritual beliefs. During a visit to the holy city of Kashi, she decided to forgo something she cherished as an offering. That cherished item was sarees, and since then, she has refrained from purchasing new ones, limiting her acquisitions to essential items only.
Forbes estimates Sudha's husband, Narayana Murthy's net worth at $4.4 billion (approximately Rs 36,690 crore). Both Sudha and Narayana are passionate readers, boasting an impressive collection of around 20,000 books.
Sudha wears sarees gifted to her by her sisters, close friends, and NGOs she is associated with. Among her most treasured sarees are two hand-embroidered ones given to her by a group of abused women.
Born in Karnataka into a Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family, to a surgeon father and a schoolteacher mother, Sudha was raised by her parents and maternal grandparents. She earned a BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology and an MEng in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science. She then secured a job at TELCO, now Tata Motors.
As the founder of Infosys Foundation, Sudha has served as its Trustee and a Visiting Professor at the PG Center of Bangalore University. Her literary contributions span novels, non-fiction, travelogues, technical books, and memoirs. She is also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Sudha often reflects on her decision to support Narayana Murthy with Rs 10,000 as her "best investment." In an interview with NDTV, she humorously claimed that she might be the "best investor in India, or maybe in the world." Currently, she holds a 0.95% stake in Infosys.
Her daughter, Akshata, is married to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Sudha jokingly remarked that while she helped her husband become a successful businessman, her daughter went a step further by making her husband a Prime Minister.
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