Sudha Murthy
Born 19 August 1950 (age 74)Shiggaon, Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), India
Spouse N. R. Narayana Murthy
Children Akshata Murty
Rohan Murty
Alma mater KLE Technological University (BE)
Indian Institute of Science (ME)
Occupation Member of Parliament & Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Children's writer
Awards Padma Shri (2006)
Daana Chintamani Attimabbe Award
Bal Sahitya Puraskar (2023)
Padma Bhushan (2023)
(above information is from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Murty)
Sudha Murthy is a women who inspires many. Being an INDIAN educator, author, philanthropist , entrepreneur and a holder of more than Ten official awards, she remains simple, humble and dedicated to her work.
Not only this, she was also the first female engineer at India’s largest auto manufacturer ‘TELCO’. And also she is a visiting professor at PG center of Bengaluru university.
Sudha Murthy has written and published many books which includes interesting novels, non- fiction , travelogues, technical books and memoirs.Even her novel ‘Dollar Bahu’ was adapted as a televise dramatic series. And a story ‘Runa’ was adapted as Marathi film. Her writings presents/reflects her experiences and observations of society. Many of her books are based on her real life experiences, adding a personal touch that makes them unique and heartwarming. Her stories are deeply rooted in Indian culture and traditions, providing readers rich valuable insights into the diverse fabrics of India.
One of her notable works is her first children’s book, “HOW I TAUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ”. you all can check out Sudha Murthy’s interesting books such as HOW THE SEA BECAME SALTY, THE GOPI DIARIES, THE MAGIC OF LOST TEMPLE, THE BIRD WITH GOLDEN EGG, and her notable works too such as The The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk AND The Serpent's Revenge in our school library.
Books which are published in english language-
Wise and Otherwise (2002)
Mahashweta (2002)
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories (2004)
The Old Man And His God (2006)
Gently Falls The Bakula (2008)
The Bird with Golden Wings (2009)
The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk (2012)
Grandma's Bag of Stories (2012)
House of Cards (2013)
Dollar Bahu (2013)
The Magic Drum and Other Favorite Stories (2013)
The Mother I Never Knew (2014)
Something Happened on the Way To Heavens (2014)
The Magic of the Lost Temple (2015)
The Serpent's Revenge (2016)
Three Thousand Stitches (2017)
The Man from the Egg (2017)
Here, There, Everywhere (2018)
The Upside Down King (2018)
How The Sea Became Salty (2019)
The Daughter From A Wishing Tree (2019)
How The Onion got its layers (2020)
Grandparents Bag of Stories (2020)
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home (2020)
The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love (2021)
The Sage With Two Horns (2021)
The Gopi Diaries: Growing Up (2022)
Common yet uncommon (2023)
The Magic of the Lost story (2022)
Books Published in Kannada language -
Computer lokadalli (2000)
Hakkiya Teradali (2003)
Guttondu Heluve (2006)
Saamaanyralli Asaamaanyaru (2006)
Athirikthe (2007)
Tumula (2007)
Yashasvi (2007)
Runa (2008)
Sukeshini Mattu Itara Makkala Kathegalu (2008)
Paridhi (2009)
Yerilitada Daariyalli (2017)
Kaveri inda Mekaangige
Nooniya Sahasagalu
In Marathi
Astitva (2002)