- by Manasi P. Shetiya Std. VIII-C.
Sudha Murty is a writer in Kannada and English and a philanthropist. She was born to a surgeon Dr. R. H. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni on 19th August 1950 in Shiggoan in Karnataka.
Sudha Murty usually writes books based on qualities such as charity, hospitality and self-realization. She has written 2 travelogues, 2 technical books, 6 novels and 3 educational books. She is a prolific fiction author in English and Kannada.
She as written several books such as ‘Samanyaralli’, ‘Mahashweta’ and ‘Asamanyaru’in Kannada as well as ‘Old Man and his God’ ‘How I taught my grandmother to read’ and ‘Wise and otherwise’ in English. Sudha Murtyhas received ‘Attimabbe Award’ for her literacy work.
Apart from being a writer she also started ‘Infosys Foundation’ an institution that supports underprivileged sections of society. She is the Chairperson of it. She is also a member in public health initiatives of Gates Foundation. Sudha Murty was the first female engineer to be hired at India’s largest auto manufacturer ‘Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company, (Telco).
