SUDHA MURTY

WRITER & BUSINESSPERSON

Sudha Murty began her career as an engineer with TELCO (now Tata Motors) and is the current chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, her books have been translated into all major Indian languages and have sold over 400,000 copies around the country. She is a columnist for English and Kannada dailies with 28 books and 156 titles to her credit, including novels, nonfiction, travelogues, technical books and memoirs. Some of her awards include the RK Narayan Award for Literature, the Padma Shri in 2006 and the Attimabbe Award from the government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011.