Sudha Murty Biography: An Inspiring Journey Shaped by Simplicity

Sudha Murty Biography: An Inspiring Journey Shaped by Simplicity : An artist who is well known as an Indian writer, social worker, philanthropist and also famous for her simple writing style and inspiring life stories for people of all age groups SUDHA MURTY. Sudha Murty was born on 19 August 1950 in Shiggaon, Karnataka. She also was the first female student who became an engineer at TATA ENGINEERING AND LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY (TELCO) which was a male dominated industry which became an inspiration for the next generation of female students to pursue their career in engineering. Along with being an engineer, she dedicated her life to social service and became the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation so she can work for the upliftment of poor and rural communities.

SUDHA MURTY EARLY LIFE :- Sudha Murty grew up in a simple and traditional middle-class family which valued education, discipline, and moral values. That deeply influenced her personality. Her father, Dr. R.H.Kulkarni was a doctor, and her mother , Vimala Kulkarni, was a school teacher. Both her parents were supportive towards education and encouraged her to study hard and become self-reliant. Sudha Murty was very close to her grandfather, who played a major role in her upbringing. He teaches her moral values, compassion, and respect for others through stories from Indian culture and everyday life. These lessons later became the foundation of her writing and social work. Sudha Murty completed her schooling in karnataka. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from B.V.B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli. So later on She completed her Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. She was a gold medalist in both her graduation and post-graduation.

Sudha Murty Simplicity Biography

HOW SHE STARTED WRITING :-

Sudha Murty started writing because she love reading book and listening stories from childhood by her grandfather he used to tell her many stories, so that inspired her to create her own story.
Then first she start writing small stories in kannada, her story based on real life, from people around her and good values. She liked to write her stories in simple launguage so everyone could understand.
When she won in writing competition, she feels confident about her writing skills and then she contiuned writing mores stroies. After that she started writing stories in English also, especially for children.
Also her social services life gave her so many experience, so she turned her ezperience of life into the storirs.

THE BEST OF SUDHA MURTY :-
The best of Sudha Murty can be seen in her books, thoughts, and work.

Wise and Otherwise

SUDHA MURTY BIOGRAPHY

In this story about Sudha Murty met different people in her life and she has explain their real-life stories and show human nature-good, bad, clear and foolish.

Grandma’s Bag of Stories
The srory is about grandmother who tells interesing stories to her grandchildren during summer hoildays, And the story is fun and full values.

The Mother I Never Knew
In this book Sudha Murty told about her mother’s life her sacrifice, struggles and strenght.

How I Taught My Grandmother to Read

NEELAM PUBLICATION

The story tells as about how Sudha Murty helped her grandmother learn to read at an old age.

Three Thousand Stitches

SUDHA MURTY BIOGRAPHY NEELAM PUBLICATION

The story has show that how Sudha Murty’s social work and her effort to help poor people, especially women.

Here, There and Everywhere

NEELAM PUBLICATION

In this book show how Sudha Murty’s and her life experience, thoughts, and lessons she learned while working and traveling.

Novels & Adult Fiction

Dollar Bahu
The story is about a daughter-in-law who lives abroad but she knows the Indian ritual very well and values it more than living in India.

Mahashweta
This story is about a woman who is suffering from a skin disease and fighting by rejection of society and believing it to stay strong.

Gently Falls the Bakula
The story shows how a woman sacrifices for her husband’s success.

House of Cards
The novel shows how people’s ambition and success can destroy family happiness.

The Old Man and His God
In this short story about faith, belief and simple people’s relationship with god.

Children’s Books

The Magic of the Lost Temple
The story is about adventure where children learn about history, culture and teamwork.

The Man from the Egg
This is a short story for children that are funny and meaningful.

The Bird with Golden Wings
The story is about how to teach children about kindness, greed, and honesty.

The Serpent’s Revenge
This story is based on Indian myths and folklore.

The Daughter from a Wishing Tree
The story has been written in child-friendly ways for Mythological.

1. Sudha Murty Biography and ACHIEVEMENT :-

So here are some achievements of Sudha Murty’s. Her major achievement is education. She completed her studies at B.V.B. College of Engineering , Hubli and Institute of Science (IISC),Bengaluru. For childhood she was a brilliant student so she became a gold medalist in :

1. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
2. Master’s degree in Computer Science
3. Her Professional Achievement is that she became the first woman engineer at TELCO (Tata Motors), and broke gender barriers in engineering. Then she worked as a software engineer early in her career.
4. Her Literacy Achievements is about a famous Indian author and she writes in English and Kannada. Also her novels are short stories, non-fiction, and children’s books. So her books are loved by students, children, and adults and many of her stories are part of the school and college syllabi.

Known for books like :

• Wise and otherwise
• Three Thousand Stitches
• Grandma’s Bag of Stories
• Dollar Bahu
• Her Social Service Achievements include serving as the Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation

• Helped in :
• Building schools and libraries
• Improving hospitals and healthcare
• Supporting poor children’s education
• Developing rural areas
• She worked especially for women empowerment and orphans.
• Her National Awards & Honors
• She got her Padma Shri Award in 2006 – for social work
• After that she got her Padma Bhushan Award in 2023 – for contribution to literature and social service.
• She has received many literacy awards and honorary doctorates from Indian universities.
• Her Personal & Social Achievements.She is known for her simple lifestyles and humility despite great success and also a role model for women, students, and young writers. And she inspired millions through her life story, books, and values.

MORAL LESSON FROM HER STORIES :-

• This are some stories of her lesson
• Education is important
• Kindness makes a person great
• Honesty is the best value
• Money is not everything
• Respect everyone

BOOKS FOR BEGINNERS :-

• Here, There and Everywhere
• The Mother I Never Knew
• The Daughter from a Wishing Tree
• The Serpent’s Revenge
• The Bird with Golden Wings
• The Man from the Egg
• No Man’s Island
• Common Yet Uncommon

FAQS :-

1. Who is Sudha Murty?
Sudha Murty is a famous Indian writer, social worker, and philanthropist. She is known for her simple stories with moral values and her work for society through the Infosys Foundation.

2. Why is Sudha Murty famous?
She is famous for her inspiring books, social service, and for being the first woman engineer at TELCO (Tata Motors).

3. What kind of books does Sudha Murty write?
She writes short stories, novels, non-fiction, and children’s books in simple language, based on real life, Indian culture, and moral values.

4. What are Sudha Murty’s major achievements?
Her major achievements include:
Chairperson of Infosys Foundation
Padma Shri (2006) and Padma Bhushan (2023)
Author of many popular books loved by students and children

5. What moral lessons do we learn from her stories?
Her stories teach us kindness, honesty, importance of education, simplicity, and social responsibility.

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BY – ANURADHA KAMBLE