Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty on Thursday, March 14, took oath as the Rajya Sabha MP. Her husband N R Narayana Murthy, and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal were also present. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath.
#WATCH | Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu, takes oath as a member of the Upper House of Parliament, in the presence of House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
Infosys founder Narayan Murty and Union Minister Piyush Goyal… pic.twitter.com/vN8wqXCleB— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 8, on International Women's Day, announced Murty's nomination to the upper house.
The 73-year-old former chairperson of the Infosys Foundation is an engineer-turned-philanthropist who is also known for her contribution to Kannada and English literature. She is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Padma Shri (2006) and the Padma Bhushan (2023).
Murthy started her career as a computer scientist and was the first woman engineer to work with the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (Telco). She is also a teacher, writer, social worker and former chairperson of Infosys Foundation. She also provided the seed capital of ₹10,000 to her husband Narayan Murthy to start Infosys.
Her daughter Akshata Murthy is married to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
First Published: Mar 14, 2024 2:59 PM IST
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