"Simplicity is kingdom of heaven"
This is very true about Sudha Murthy's writing of a story book.
Sudha Murty
Sudha Murthy is an Indian social worker and author. Mrs. Murthy began her professional career as a computer scientist and engineer, currently she is the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and member .
Early life She did B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli. She stood first in Karnataka for which she received a gold medal from the Chief Minister of Karnataka. She also completed her M.Tech. in Computer Science in 1974 from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, stood first in her class and received a gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers. She was also the first woman engineer to be selected in Telco (now Tata Motors), Pune. She had written a postcard to JRD Tata complaining of the gender bias in Tata Motors (Telco then had a men-only policy) and she was invited for a special interview by Tata Motors. She was living in Pune from 1974–1981, later she moved to Mumbai. It was her savings of Rs. 10,000 that was instrumental in the founding of Infosys; N.R. Narayana Murthy proudly mentions this fact on several occasions. Mrs. Murthy has written many stories, mostly published by Penguin, which deal with common lives and her views on donations, hospitality and realisation. Some of them include Sweet Hospitality and Wise and Otherwise. She also focuses on social works and her husband Narayana Murthy's achievements. Books written by sudha murthy
Sudha Murthy is a prolific fiction author. She has published several books, mainly through Penguin, that espouse her philosophical views on charity, hospitality and self-realization through fictional narratives. Some of her more better-known works include:
Wise & Otherwise: A Salute to Life The Bird with Golden Wings Gently Falls the Bakula
Dollar Bahu
Mahashweta Old Man And His God Magic Drum & other Favourite Stories Fasal Cut A Wedding in Russia Sweet Hospitality |
Her most publicized works, How I Taught My Grandmother to Read & Other Stories has been translated into 15 languages including English, Hindi and Assamese.
The Assamese books are titled Aitak Moi Kidore Porhiboloi Shikalo and Bhina Jan Bhinna Mon: Jiwan Tomak Abhibadan and are published by Bhabani Print & Publications and translated by Anjan Sarma.[30]
Her latest book (in 2012) is "The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk"
Her writing style is very simple, and her stories can be understood by everyone.
Her books are translated to many Indian languages and over 3 lakh copies have been sold throughout the country. On November 19, 2004, she received the Raja-Lakshmi Award for her outstanding social work. The award was presented by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation.She is a prolific writer in Kannada and English and has written four technical books, nine novels, one collection of short stories, three travelogues, three non-fiction collection of stories, and two books for children.
This article is a dedication to her from me…wherever you are…I only want to tell you that I am a biggest fan of yours….I respect you from the bottom of my heart….
