Sudha Murty Nominated To Rajya Sabha – Nari Shakti on International Women’s Day.
Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu.
Congratulating Ms Murty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said her presence in the Rajya Sabha is a powerful testament to the country’s ‘Nari Shakti’ as the announcement came on International Women’s Day.
The President of India nominates 12 members to the Upper House of the Parliament for their contributions towards arts, literature, sciences, and social services.
At 73, Sudha Murty is a renowned philanthropist, author, and former chairperson of the Infosys Foundation.
Ms Murty’s husband Narayana Murthy is the founder of IT giant Infosys. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is her son-in-law. She received the Padma Bhushan – the third-highest civilian award in India – for social work last year and Padma Shri in 2006.
Known for her simplicity and candidness, Ms Murty began her career as an engineer with TELCO (now Tata Motors). She is currently the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is a prolific writer in English and Kannada, and her books have been translated into all major Indian languages.
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.
Murty is also a writer in English and Kannada. With 30 books and over 200 titles, including novels, non-fiction, children’s books, travelogues, technical books, and memoirs to her name. Her works have been translated into major Indian languages, selling over 26 lakh copies across the country.
