“There were instances when I felt cheated because my feeling of social service was neither acknowledged or reciprocated by the second party. It is with growing age and experience that I realised, I was doing it for myself and not for others. Hence, I found my happiness and satisfaction in it.”

Indian educator, author and philanthropist

Sudha Murty is an Indian educator, author, and philanthropist. She is the founder-chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, a charitable non-profit, and has been active in public life through social work and education. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2006 for social work and the Padma Bhushan in 2023. On 8 March 2024, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha for her contribution to social work and education. She is also known as the wife of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy.