Narayana Murthy

What is China's '996' work culture that Narayana Murthy is advocating?

During a recent interview, Naryana Murthy defended his earlier 72-hour work week remark, asking people to 'get a life first and then worry about work-life balance'

Why Narayana Murthy, wife declined to take part in Karnataka caste survey

Sudha Murthy submitted a self-declaration refusing to provide information in the pro forma issued by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission for the Social and Educational Survey 2025

Family office to Narayana Murthy wary of startups amid valuation cuts

Catamaran is one of the country's largest private investors, running $1.3 billion for the Infosys Ltd founder, who is the father-in-law of former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy visits GIFT City, lauds global potential

Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy on Friday visited Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and praised its progress and global outlook. He met GIFT City Chairman Hasmukh Adhia, Managing Director and Group CEO Tapan Ray, and International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Chairman K Rajaraman. Murthy lauded the rapid progress being made and expressed appreciation for the world-class infrastructure and the growing number of international companies establishing operations in GIFT City. He noted that such developments are critical to positioning GIFT City as a global hub for financial and technology services as well as fintech innovation. He also interacted with students from various institutions at GIFT City and encouraged them to aim high. Infosys recently opened a new development centre at GIFT City that will support over 1,000 employees and deliver digital solutions for global BFSI clients across multiple domains.

Narayana Murthy's 17-mth-old grandson earns ₹3.3 cr from Infosys dividends

Narayana Murthy's 17-month-old grandson Ekagrah Murty is set to receive ₹3.3 crore from Infosys dividends, entering India's youngest millionaire club

'Workers, not robots': Akhilesh Yadav rejects 90-hour workweek idea

Akhilesh Yadav has blasted the 90-hour workweek push, saying workers are not robots and questioning whether economic progress truly benefits the common people

Capgemini CEO backs 47.5-hour workweek, promises no emails on weekends

Chief Executive of Capgemini India Ashwin Yardi dismisses 70-90 hour workweeks, advocating for a 47.5-hour workweek and discouraging weekend emails while emphasising work-life balance

Hard work a personal choice, no one can demand long hours: Narayana Murthy

These are issues one can introspect on, come to a conclusion, and do whatever they want, said Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy about work-life balance

Newsmakers of 2024: The Indian personalities who dominated the headlines

From political leaders like Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi to icons like Ratan Tata and Diljit Dosanjh, the newsmakers of 2024 left a lasting mark across politics, business, and entertainment

'800 mn Indians in poverty': Narayana Murthy calls for hard work, ambition

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy advocates for a 70-hour workweek, urging youth to work hard for India's progress; underlines the importance of job creation as a solution to poverty

'Will take this to my grave': Narayana Murthy stands firm on 6-day workweek

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said that without a strong work ethic, the country would 'struggle to compete globally'

Population control ignored in India since Emergency era: Narayana Murthy

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Sunday called rising population a major challenge for the country, saying Indians had not paid attention to population control since the Emergency period. Murthy made the remark during the convocation ceremony of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj, where he was the chief guest. "India faces significant challenges related to population, per capita land availability, and healthcare facilities," he said. "Since the Emergency period, we Indians have not paid enough attention to population control. This poses a risk of making our country unsustainable. In comparison, countries such as the US, Brazil and China have far higher per capita land availability," he said. Murthy also emphasised that a true professional's responsibility was to contribute to the nation's progress. "This contribution depends on having high aspirations, dreaming big and working hard to turn those dreams into reality," the Infosys co-founder said. "

Ola CEO endorses 70-hour work week, top neurologist warns of severe illness

Working for 55 or more hours per week is associated with a 35% higher risk of a stroke, 17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease

NRN, Sudha Murty, Rahul Dravid encourage citizens to vote in large numbers

IT industry veteran N R Narayana Murthy, his wife and member of Rajya Sabha Sudha Murty, cricketing legend Rahul Dravid, who were among the early voters on Friday urged people, especially the youth to come out and vote in large numbers. Voting was underway on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, in 14 constituencies. "We get this right to vote once every five years. We have to exercise this right responsibly with a lot of thinking. No one should let go of this opportunity," Narayana Murthy told reporters here. His wife Sudha Murty said the 77-year-old Infosys founder came to vote, despite ill health. "Narayana Murthy was unwell and he was in the hospital. We got him discharged, and after voting, we are taking him home," she added. Noting that she had travel plans, but wanted to come and vote before that, Sudha Murty said, "Matadana Shreshta Daana (voting is nobel). Rather than sitting and talking, come out, vote and express your opinion. More and more people

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Infosys founder Narayana Murthy gifts shares worth Rs 240 cr to grandson

4-month-old Ekagrah Rohan Murty, born to Rohan Murty and Aparna Krishnan, may be India's youngest millionaire

Sudha Murty holds about Rs 5,600 crore worth of stocks in Infosys

Sudha Murty, who was on Friday nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President, holds a 0.83 per cent stake in IT bellwether Infosys which at current prices is worth close to Rs 5,600 crore. The 73-year-old philanthropist is the wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. She is the chairperson of the Murty Trust and has authored several books. According to the latest shareholding filed by Infosys with the BSE, she holds 3.45 crore shares of the company. At the last closing price of Rs 1,616.95 on the BSE, Murty's holding in Infosys is currently worth Rs 5,586.66 crore. Her husband Narayana Murthy owns 1.66 crore equity shares that are worth Rs 2,691 crore. Sudha Murty, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2006 and Padma Bhushan in January this year, is also the mother-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. While Padma Shri is the country's fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan is the second-highest civilian honour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning took to the

Lack of domestic capital a hurdle for startups: Infosys co-founder Murthy

Murthy added that entrepreneurs can garner respect via good corporate governance practices, adhering to fairness, transparency and accountability with every stakeholder

US client once made Narayana Murthy sleep on box in storeroom, reveals book

When Narayana Murthy once visited the US for client work during the initial days of Infosys, a temperamental American businessman made him sleep on a large box in a windowless storeroom surrounded by cartons though his own home had four bedrooms. Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has come out with a biography covering the early years of Sudha Murty's and Narayana Murthy's lives that is replete with many such nuggets about the iconic couple. Published by Juggernaut Books, "An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy" is the story of the Murthys' early years - from their courtship to Infosys' founding years and from their marriage to parenthood. Donn Liles, who headed the New York-based company Data Basics Corporation, was a temperamental client and was especially unpleasant to Murthy at times. "He would often delay payments when he could, and Murthy would then be the target of his ire because he would hold his ground, refusing to budge on timely ...

Narayana Murthy cautions the public not to fall prey to deep fake videos

The videos have a deep fake voice of Murthy endorsing an investment platform Quantum AI that claimed to partner with Elon Musk