K S Ranagsamy College of Technology,Tirchengode
Department of Library
Readers Club
Department of Library
Readers Club
Month : February 2020
Theme : “Fiction Friendly February”
This week Author : Sudha Murthy
Theme : “Fiction Friendly February”
This week Author : Sudha Murthy
Sudha Kulkarni Murthy is a multi-faceted personality. She is a very popular writer, social worker, an engineering teacher and a philanthropist. She was born on 19th August, 1950 Shiggaon, Karnataka. She is the wife of Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy, a prominent business magnet, philanthropist and best-known as the co-founder of Infosys.
Sudha Kulkarni Murthy was born to Dr. R.H. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni in Shiggaon, Karnataka. Sudha Murthy had done her BE in Electrical Engineering from B.V.B College of Engineering and Technology. She obtained first in her class and received the gold medal from the then Karnataka Chief Minister, Sri Devaraj Urs. After completing her studies, she pursued M.E. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Science. She obtained the gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers for coming first.
She is also best known as a popular writer of fiction and non-fiction both in Kannada and English. Her writing is comprised of novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non- fictional pieces, and books for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages.
She received rich accolades for her philanthropic work rendered through the Infosys Foundation. Her social work has touched upon healthcare, education, empowerment of women, public hygiene, art and culture, and poverty alleviation at the grassroots level.
Besides all such honours, her thoughtful initiative to provide all government schools in Karnataka with computer and library facilities show her deep concern for uplifting the underprivileged by providing them with educational facilities. She is also a member of healthcare initiatives of the Gates Foundations.
Her vision of a library for each school has resulted in the setting up of 50,000 libraries so far. Through the Infosys Foundation, she has built 2,300 houses in the flood-affected areas. She has handled national natural disasters like the tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Andaman, the earthquake in Kutch – Gujarat, hurricane and floods in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and drought in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Mrs. Murthy became the first female engineer hired by India’s largest auto manufacturer TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) now Tata motors. She worked as Development Engineer in various locations like Pune, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur. She had raised the issue of ‘men-only” gender bias problems in the company. The Chairman of TELCO noted her issue and called her for a special interview.
Being an Author, Mrs. Murthy has published many stories. Her writing had a flavor of common lives. She wrote on hospitality, her childhood, realizing views on donations and charity. Many of her Kannada books got translated into English and some got adapted into TV series. Many of her works were children’s series. Sudha Murthy is a bountiful fiction author in Kannada as well English. Most of her publications were through Penguin.
One of her famous books was the “How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories “. The book was translated into 15 other languages. It reflects her childhood association with her paternal grandparents. Her first novel titled House of Cards narrates the turmoil faced by the wife of a lucrative doctor.
Sudha Kulkarni Murthy was born to Dr. R.H. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni in Shiggaon, Karnataka. Sudha Murthy had done her BE in Electrical Engineering from B.V.B College of Engineering and Technology. She obtained first in her class and received the gold medal from the then Karnataka Chief Minister, Sri Devaraj Urs. After completing her studies, she pursued M.E. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Science. She obtained the gold medal from the Indian Institute of Engineers for coming first.
She is also best known as a popular writer of fiction and non-fiction both in Kannada and English. Her writing is comprised of novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non- fictional pieces, and books for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages.
She received rich accolades for her philanthropic work rendered through the Infosys Foundation. Her social work has touched upon healthcare, education, empowerment of women, public hygiene, art and culture, and poverty alleviation at the grassroots level.
Besides all such honours, her thoughtful initiative to provide all government schools in Karnataka with computer and library facilities show her deep concern for uplifting the underprivileged by providing them with educational facilities. She is also a member of healthcare initiatives of the Gates Foundations.
Her vision of a library for each school has resulted in the setting up of 50,000 libraries so far. Through the Infosys Foundation, she has built 2,300 houses in the flood-affected areas. She has handled national natural disasters like the tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Andaman, the earthquake in Kutch – Gujarat, hurricane and floods in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and drought in Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Mrs. Murthy became the first female engineer hired by India’s largest auto manufacturer TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) now Tata motors. She worked as Development Engineer in various locations like Pune, Mumbai, and Jamshedpur. She had raised the issue of ‘men-only” gender bias problems in the company. The Chairman of TELCO noted her issue and called her for a special interview.
Being an Author, Mrs. Murthy has published many stories. Her writing had a flavor of common lives. She wrote on hospitality, her childhood, realizing views on donations and charity. Many of her Kannada books got translated into English and some got adapted into TV series. Many of her works were children’s series. Sudha Murthy is a bountiful fiction author in Kannada as well English. Most of her publications were through Penguin.
One of her famous books was the “How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories “. The book was translated into 15 other languages. It reflects her childhood association with her paternal grandparents. Her first novel titled House of Cards narrates the turmoil faced by the wife of a lucrative doctor.
Awards and Recognitions – to name a few
Sudha Murthy received the Raja-Lakshmi award by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai in 2004.
Sudha Murthy received the Raja-Lakshmi award by the Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation in Chennai in 2004.
She was the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature
She won the award for her outstanding performance is Social works.
She won the Padma Shri, the fourth highest ranking official as per the Government of India in 2006 and even obtained a doctorate for her publications.
The Attimabbe Award from the government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011.
The 2nd week of February will take us to the endearing world of Padma Shri Sudha Kulkarni Murthy’s books.
Her collection of best books include-
Wise And Otherwise
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other
Stories
Gently Falls the Bakula
Mahashweta
Dollar Bahu
The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk
The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India
Grandma's Bag Of Stories
House of Cards
Three Thousand Stitches
The Mother I Never Knew
The Magic of the Lost Temple
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven: 20
Inspiring Real-Life Stories
The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the
Mahabharata
The Bird with Golden Wings: Stories of Wit and Magic
The Man from the Egg: Unusual Tales about the Trinity
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other
Stories
Gently Falls the Bakula
Mahashweta
Dollar Bahu
The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk
The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India
Grandma's Bag Of Stories
House of Cards
Three Thousand Stitches
The Mother I Never Knew
The Magic of the Lost Temple
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven: 20
Inspiring Real-Life Stories
The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the
Mahabharata
The Bird with Golden Wings: Stories of Wit and Magic
The Man from the Egg: Unusual Tales about the Trinity
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