 "Sudha Murty")
Murty, 73, the previous chairperson of Infosys Foundation and the writer of a number of books, principally for kids, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on International Women’s Day final Friday. (Photo: PTI)
Engineer-turned-philanthropist Sudha Murty on Thursday took oath as Rajya Sabha MP within the presence of her husband N R Narayana Murthy.
Murty took the oath in Kannada.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath in his chamber in Parliament House. He additionally congratulated Murty and her husband after the oath-taking operate.
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal was additionally current on the event.
Murty, 73, the previous chairperson of Infosys Foundation and the writer of a number of books, principally for kids, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on International Women’s Day final Friday.
She can be famend for her contribution to Kannada and English literature and is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar, the Padma Shri (2006) and the Padma Bhushan (2023).
Murty, who was the primary girl engineer to have labored with TELCO, is famously recognized to have offered the seed capital of Rs 10,000 from her emergency funds to her husband to begin Infosys, which now has a market cap of over USD 80 billion.
Her daughter Akshata is married to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Today, I’ve pledged to hold out my duties with utmost dedication and sincerity. It is a privilege to serve our nation and I’m stuffed with gratitude for this chance. With every step ahead, I’m reminded of the duty entrusted to me by the individuals of our nation. pic.twitter.com/oUtOhLeRZj
— Smt. Sudha Murty (@SmtSudhaMurty) March 14, 2024
First Published: Mar 14 2024 | 10:28 PM IST
