Renowned author, philanthropist and wife of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murty, Sudha Murty was conferred with Global Indian Award 2023 by the Canada India Foundation at an Indo-Canadian gala in Toronto.
She is the first woman ever to receive this award.
The Global Indian Award is worth $50,000, and is given annually to a renowned Indian who has made a major mark in his or her field.
Accepting the award from Indian High Commissioner, Sudha Murty stated, “It is my honour to get this award from your country.”
Her husband was also conferred the same award in 2014, and they have together become the first couple to get this award.
She donated the award money to The Field Institute (University of Toronto) which is globally famous for strengthening collaboration and learning in mathematics and different disciplines.
In 2023, she also received Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.