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{{Short description|Indian businessman (born 1946)}}
{{redirect|Narayana Murthy|the actor, director and producer of Telugu films|R. Narayana Murthy}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = N. R. Narayana Murthy
| image = Narayana Murthy CIF (cropped).JPG
| caption = Murthy in 2014
| birth_name = Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|8|20}}<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor |title=Narayana Murthy to retire in August |work=The Economic Times |date=22 May 2006 |access-date=20 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520140227/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-05-22/news/27455768_1_nr-narayana-murthy-infosys-chairman-chief-mentor |archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sidlaghatta]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>(present-day [[Karnataka]], India)
| alma_mater = [[National Institute of Engineering|National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru]] ([[B.E.|BE]])<br>[[IIT Kanpur]] ([[M.Tech.|MTech]])
| known_for = Founder and Chairman Emeritus of [[Infosys]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Narayana Murthy returns as Infosys executive chairman as company falters |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/software-services/Narayana-Murthy-returns-as-Infosys-executive-chairman-as-company-falters/articleshow/20378803.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609135828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-01/software-services/39674140_1_infosys-board-narayana-murthy-executive-chairman |url-status=live |archive-date=9 June 2013 |access-date= 19 July 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 June 2013}}</ref>
| boards = [[United Nations Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html|title=UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES KATHY CALVIN NEXT PRESIDENT AND CEO|access-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029012456/http://www.unfoundation.org/news-and-media/press-releases/2012/board-announces-leadership-transitions.html|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br> [[Ford Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/n-r-narayana-murthy/|title=N. R. Narayana Murthy|website=Ford Foundation|access-date=30 January 2020|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130140721/https://www.fordfoundation.org/about/people/n-r-narayana-murthy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Sudha Murty]]|1978}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citehr.com/17449-love-story-narayana-murthy-sudha.html#:~:text=WE%20WERE%20MARRIED%20IN%20MURTY'S,POOLING%20IN%20RS%20400%20EACH.|title=Love Story Of Narayana Murthy And Sudha|website=CiteHR|date=14 November 2006 }}</ref>
| children = [[Akshata Murty]]<br>[[Rohan Murty]]
| relatives = [[Rishi Sunak]] (son-in-law)<br>[[Shrinivas Kulkarni]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Gururaj Deshpande]] (brother-in-law)
| awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]] (2000)|[[Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (2007)|[[Legion of Honour]] (2008)|[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008)}}
}}
{{Indian name|Narayana Murthy|Nagavara Ramarao}}'''Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy''' (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of [[Infosys]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/founders.html| title=Infosys – Founders of the Company | Management Profiles| access-date=13 April 2021| archive-date=26 October 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026110612/https://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/founders.html| url-status=live}}</ref> and was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor<ref>{{cite news| title=Murthy to continue as Chief Mentor of Infosys| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/murthy-to-continue-as-chief-mentor-of-infosys/articleshow/1736087.cms?from=mdr| archive-date=26 October 2022| access-date=13 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026050717/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/murthy-to-continue-as-chief-mentor-of-infosys/articleshow/1736087.cms?from=mdr| url-status=live}}</ref> of the company before retiring and becoming chairman emeritus.<ref>{{cite news|title=From disruptors to financial magnates, here are a few IITians who made their mark on Indian and global turf|url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/from-disruptors-to-financial-magnates-here-are-a-few-iitians-who-made-their-mark-on-indian-and-global-turf-7022781.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214526/https://www.firstpost.com/business/from-disruptors-to-financial-magnates-here-are-a-few-iitians-who-made-their-mark-on-indian-and-global-turf-7022781.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Infosys-chairman-Narayana-Murthy-calls-it-a-day/articleshow/9655929.cms |title=Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy calls it a day |work=The Times of India |date=19 August 2011 |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115221956/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Infosys-chairman-Narayana-Murthy-calls-it-a-day/articleshow/9655929.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001035522/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/narayana-murthy-steps-down-as-infosys-chairman/177070-7.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2012 |title=Friday farewell: Narayana Murthy logs out of Infosys |work=IBNLive |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> As of January 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$5.0 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite news |title=Forbes profile: N.R. Narayana Murthy |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy/ |access-date=28 January 2025 |work=Forbes |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017105115/https://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Murthy was born and raised in [[Sidlaghatta|Shidlaghatta]], [[Karnataka]]. He first worked at the [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]], as chief systems programmer, and [[Patni Computer Systems]] in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]. He founded Infosys in 1981 and was the CEO from 1981 to 2002, as well as the chairman from 2002 to 2011. In 2011, he stepped down from the board and became the chairman emeritus. In June 2013, Murthy was appointed as the executive chairman for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-appoints-narayana-murthy-as-executive-chairman-of-the-board-kv-kamath-steps-down/articleshow/20378690.cms |title=Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the board, KV Kamath steps down |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=1 June 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820074044/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-appoints-narayana-murthy-as-executive-chairman-of-the-board-kv-kamath-steps-down/articleshow/20378690.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Narayana Murthy Appointed as Additional Director and Executive Chairman of Infosys Board|url=http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/321/narayana-murthy-returns-to-revive-infosys|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728060426/http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/321/narayana-murthy-returns-to-revive-infosys|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 July 2014|publisher=[[Bloomberg TV India]]}}</ref>
Murthy has been listed among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx |title=Narayana Murthy is among Fortune's 12 'greatest entrepreneurs' |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=28 March 2012 |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615003345/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/CorporateNews/Narayana-Murthy-is-among-Fortune-s-12-greatest-entrepreneurs/Article1-832212.aspx |archive-date=15 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has been described as the "father of the Indian IT sector" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine and [[CNBC]] for his contribution to outsourcing in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506084241/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1652689_1652372_1652367,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 May 2008 |title=INDIA'S INFLUENTIALS N.R. Narayana Murthy |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=1 June 2013 |date=15 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=CNBC 25: 13. Narayana Murthy| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-nr-narayana-murthy.html| archive-date=26 October 2022| access-date=13 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026050717/https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-nr-narayana-murthy.html| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, he co-chaired the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]], Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/31spec.htm |title=How to build a great company |work=Rediff.com |date=31 January 2005 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119025000/http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/31spec.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Murthy has been honoured with the [[Padma Vibhushan]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/news/27713021_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-awards-second-highest-civilian-award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528081221/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-26/news/27713021_1_padma-vibhushan-padma-awards-second-highest-civilian-award|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2013|title=LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan|publisher=Economic Times|date=26 January 2008|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> and [[Padma Shri]] awards.<ref name="karnataka" />
Murthy is the father-in-law of [[Rishi Sunak]], who was [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from 2022 to 2024.
==Early life and education==
N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in [[Sidlaghatta]], a city in India's south-western state of [[Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/he-studied-in-kannada-medium-till-class-10/article1521724.ece | ___location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=K.V. | last=Subramanya | title=He studied in Kannada medium till Class 10 | date=9 March 2011 | archive-date=19 October 2015 | access-date=27 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019085814/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/he-studied-in-kannada-medium-till-class-10/article1521724.ece | url-status=live }}</ref> into a Kannada speaking middle-class [[Deshastha Madhva Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/|title=A woman's place is in the kitchen: My experience as the only girl in engineering school in 1968|date=26 July 2017|access-date=13 June 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806020519/https://qz.com/india/1038178/sudha-murthy-wife-of-infosys-founder-nr-narayana-murthy-recalls-being-only-girl-in-her-engineering-college/|url-status=live}}</ref> After completing his school education, he went to the [[National Institute of Engineering]] and graduated in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in [[electrical engineering]]. In 1969 he received his master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://teck.in/narayana-murthys-childhood.html|title=Narayana Murthy's Childhood|access-date=1 June 2013|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019220116/https://teck.in/narayana-murthys-childhood.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="YouTube">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJNc5KvWg0| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129024048/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJNc5KvWg0&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2013-01-29 | url-status=dead|title=Narayana Murthy on Achievers' Club|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref>
In 2007, Murthy received an [[honorary degree]] from [[Lancaster University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/#2000s-431177-15 |website=Honorary Graduates |access-date=1 March 2024 |title=Honorary Graduates |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301095905/https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/#2000s-431177-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career==
Murthy first worked as a [[research associate]] under a faculty at [[IIM Ahmedabad]] and then later as the chief systems programmer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/485/485%20interview.htm |title=485 Interview with N.R. Narayana Murthy |publisher=India-seminar.com |access-date=7 March 2013 |archive-date=17 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817062015/http://www.india-seminar.com/2000/485/485%20interview.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> There he worked on India's first time-sharing computer system<ref name="YouTube" /> and designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110713/http://www.in.com/narayana-murthy/biography-424.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2013|title=Business Leaders NARAYANA MURTHY|access-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> He started a company named Softronics. When that company failed after about a year and a half, he joined [[Patni Computer Systems]] in [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ |title=An Interview With Narayana Murthy |work=maheshone |first=Prannoy |last=Roy |date=29 March 2008 |access-date=7 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228140208/http://www.maheshonline.com/an-interview-with-narayana-murthy/ |archive-date=28 December 2011 }}</ref>
Murthy mentions that being arrested and expelled for no good reason during the communist era 1974 in a border town near the [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]]-[[Bulgaria]]n border, turned him into a "[[Humanistic capitalism|compassionate capitalist]]" from a "confused [[Left-wing politics|leftist]]/[[Communism in India|communist]]". In 1981 he, with six software professionals, founded [[Infosys]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/infosys-co-founder-narayana-murthy-recalls-incident-that-made-him-a-compassionate-capitalist/story/393212.html|publisher=businesstoday.in|access-date=27 March 2020|title=NR Narayana Murthy's life changing incident|date=6 January 2020|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116073608/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/infosys-co-founder-narayana-murthy-recalls-incident-that-made-him-a-compassionate-capitalist/story/393212.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="studyrays">in Pune, {{cite news|url=http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630091509/http://studyrays.com/info/alltimegreat/business/nr-narayana-murthy.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2013|title=NR Narayana Murthy's Profile, Founders of Infosys Technologies|access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/pages/infosys-announces-leadership-succession.aspx |title=Infosys Announces Leadership Succession |work=Infosys |date=30 April 2011 |access-date=7 March 2013 |archive-date=31 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531163923/http://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/pages/infosys-announces-leadership-succession.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> with an initial capital investment of Rs 10,000, which was provided by his wife [[Sudha Murty]].<ref name=yentha>{{cite web |url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209210438/http://www.yentha.com/news/view/1/13720 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 February 2013 |title=Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy Steps Down |work=yentha.com |date=20 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011 }}</ref> Murthy was the CEO of Infosys for 21 years from 1981 to 2002<ref name="studyrays" /> and was succeeded by co-founder [[Nandan Nilekani]].<ref name=yentha /> At Infosys he articulated, designed and implemented a global delivery model for IT services outsourcing from India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/Pages/narayana-murthy.aspx|title=Management Profiles, N. R. Narayana Murthy|publisher=Infosys Limited|access-date=1 June 2013|archive-date=31 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531174740/http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/pages/narayana-murthy.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the chairman of the board from 2002 to 2006, after which he also became the chief mentor.<ref name=yentha /><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14411071 Non-Executive Chairman – MSN Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224203948/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14411071 |date=24 February 2024 }}.</ref> In August 2011, he retired from the company, taking the title chairman emeritus.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/>
[[File:The Founder, Infosys, Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on December 05, 2014.jpg|thumb|right|Murthy with [[Narendra Modi]] in 2014]]
Murthy is an independent director on the corporate board of [[HSBC]] and has been a director on the boards of [[DBS Bank]], [[Unilever]], [[ICICI]] and [[NDTV]].<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name=NM-B-01>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130602162359/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=398008&ticker=398006 Bloomberg Businessweek profile – N. R. Narayana Murthy CBE]</ref> He is also a member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic institutions,<ref name="Forbes profile"/><ref name=NM-B-01/> including [[Cornell University]], [[INSEAD]], [[ESSEC]], [[Ford Foundation]], the [[UN Foundation]], the Indo-British Partnership, Asian Institute of Management, a trustee of the [[Infosys Prize]], a trustee of the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in Princeton, and as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees |title=The Rhodes Trust and Trustees – The Rhodes Trust |publisher=Rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807173028/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/page/trustees |archive-date= 7 August 2011 }}</ref> He is also the Chairman of the Governing board of [[Public Health Foundation of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Narayana Murthyto chair PHFI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2219732.ece|access-date=19 July 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 July 2011|___location=Chennai, India|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026030302/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2219732.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He is on the Asia Pacific advisory board of [[BT Group plc|British Telecommunications]].<ref name=NM-B-01/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html |title=United Nations Foundation – N. R. Narayana Murthy (India) |publisher=Unfoundation.org |date=20 August 1946 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308113141/http://www.unfoundation.org/who-we-are/board/n-r-narayana-murthy.html |archive-date=8 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In June 2013, Murthy returned to Infosys as executive chairman and a director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infosys Board appoints Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board |url=https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/2013/nrn-executive-chairman.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.infosys.com |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305175602/https://www.infosys.com/newsroom/press-releases/2013/nrn-executive-chairman.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2014, he stood down as executive chairman, was non-executive chairman until October, when he became chairman emeritus.<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=Vishal Sikka to be CEO and MD of Infosys, Murthy Non-Executive Chairman|date=12 June 2014|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/vishal-sikka-to-be-ceo-and-md-of-infosys-from-august-1/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715065419/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/vishal-sikka-to-be-ceo-and-md-of-infosys-from-august-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Murthy is also on the strategic board which advises the national law firm, [[Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas]], on strategic, policy and governance issues.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vyas|first1=Maulik|title=Cyril Shroff ropes in business luminaries like Narayana Murthy, Deepak Parekh, Uday Kotak and others for advisory board of his law firm|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/consultancy-/-audit/cyril-shroff-ropes-in-business-luminaries-like-narayana-murthy-deepak-parekh-uday-kotak-and-others-for-advisory-board-of-his-law-firm/articleshow/48417617.cms|access-date=10 August 2015|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> He is a member of [[IESE Business School|IESE's]] International Advisory Board (IAB).<ref>[https://www.iese.edu/about/leadership/ ''Members of IESE's International Advisory Board''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301070750/https://www.iese.edu/about/leadership/ |date=1 March 2019 }}, iese.edu</ref>
In 2010, Murthy has made an investment in SKS Microfinance along with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Money/PEPcriJKTDeSRgsuprwL8O/Profiting-from-poverty-SKS-Microfinance-IPO-sparks-debate.html|title=Profiting from poverty? SKS Microfinance IPO sparks debate: Narayana Murthy|date=2010-04-09|website=livemint|language=en|access-date=2010-04-09}}</ref>
In 2016, Murthy participated in FXC as a Board Member.<ref name=":0" />
In 2017, Murthy raised concerns over alleged corporate governance lapses at Infosys, however the company went on to deny these claims.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eeK2B7ISo6JWXZlSBnecMO/Infosys-directors-said-Sikka-not-CEO-material-Narayana-Murth.html|title=Narayana Murthy raises issues at Infosys again|last=Sood|first=Anirban Sen, Varun|date=2017-08-18|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09|archive-date=13 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313195003/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/eeK2B7ISo6JWXZlSBnecMO/Infosys-directors-said-Sikka-not-CEO-material-Narayana-Murth.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
in 2025, Murthy faced backlash for suggesting that working hours be increased to 70 hours to increase India's productivity.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 January 2025 |title=Industry leaders call for up to 90-hour workweek. Should they pay more? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/industry-leaders-lt-chairman-sn-subrahmanyan-infosys-narayana-murthy-90-hour-workweek-more-pay-labour-laws-2662833-2025-01-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110120110/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/business/story/industry-leaders-lt-chairman-sn-subrahmanyan-infosys-narayana-murthy-90-hour-workweek-more-pay-labour-laws-2662833-2025-01-10 |archive-date=10 January 2025 |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 January 2025 |title='How long can you stare at your wife?': L&T Chairman Subrahmanyan one-ups Narayana Murthy, calls for 90-hour week |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/how-long-can-you-stare-at-your-wife-lt-chairmans-reason-to-work-90-hours-a-week-sparks-criticism-3348094 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250701041923/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/how-long-can-you-stare-at-your-wife-lt-chairmans-reason-to-work-90-hours-a-week-sparks-criticism-3348094 |archive-date=1 July 2025 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Murthy's wife [[Sudha Murty|Sudha]] is an educator, author, and philanthropist who has served as the chairperson of the non-profit [[Infosys Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/18203315/Gururaj-Deshpande--The-serial.html |title=Gururaj Deshpande – The serial entrepreneur |author=Venkatesha Babu |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |publisher=[[HT Media Ltd]] |date=18 December 2009 |access-date=22 March 2011 |archive-date=30 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430132800/http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/18203315/Gururaj-Deshpande--The-serial.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They have two children together: a son, [[Rohan Murty|Rohan]], and a daughter, [[Akshata Murty|Akshata]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html |title=India Today 2005 Power List |publisher=Indiatoday.com |date=21 February 2005 |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830101733/http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20050221/power4.html |archive-date=30 August 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> From June 2013 to June 2014, [[Rohan Murty|Rohan Murthy]] joined Infosys as an executive assistant to his father.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/rohan-murty-to-join-infosys-as-narayana-murthys-executive-assistant/articleshow/20379563.cms | work=The Economic Times | title=Rohan Murty to join Infosys as Narayana Murthy's executive assistant | date=1 June 2013 | archive-date=2 July 2017 | access-date=1 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702184554/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/rohan-murty-to-join-infosys-as-narayana-murthys-executive-assistant/articleshow/20379563.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bp"/> He left Infosys to create his own company called [[Soroco]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Meet Rohan Murthy, Son Of Narayana And Sudha Murthy: Know His Net Worth, Education, Business And More |url=https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/rohan-murthy-narayan-murthy-sudha-murty-son-net-worth-article-278919 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=HerZindagi English |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110172410/https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/rohan-murthy-narayan-murthy-sudha-murty-son-net-worth-article-278919 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Akshata married British-Indian [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Rishi Sunak]], who served as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from 2022 to 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rishi Sunak: The wealthy millennial who rocketed to power |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51490893 |work=BBC News |date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215221154/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51490893 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Awards and honours==
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy, at an Investiture-I Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 05, 2008.jpg|thumb|President [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to N. R. Narayana Murthy, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in 2008]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Name !! Awarding organization !! Ref.
|-
| 2000
| [[Padma Shri]]
| [[Government of India]]
|<ref name="karnataka">{{cite web |url=http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/narayana-murthy/ |title=N.R. Narayana Murthy | Infosys | Catamaran Fund | Personalities |publisher=Karnataka.com |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809235842/https://www.karnataka.com/personalities/narayana-murthy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2002
|IET Honorary Fellow
|Institution of Engineering and Technology
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Fellows list |url=https://www.theiet.org/membership/library-archives/the-iet-archives/iet-history/honorary-fellows-list/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=www.theiet.org |language=en-US |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027082106/https://www.theiet.org/membership/library-archives/the-iet-archives/iet-history/honorary-fellows-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| [[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award#21st century recipients|Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year]]
| Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Jury
|<ref name="WEOY_award">{{cite web |url=http://www.ey.com/GL/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/World-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year---Past-winners |title=WEOY winner 2003 |publisher=E&Y |access-date=10 June 2013 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119122832/https://www.ey.com/gl/en/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year/world-entrepreneur-of-the-year---past-winners |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition]]
| [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]]
|<ref name="Weber_award">{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619230236/http://ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 June 2010 |title=IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Recipients |publisher=IEEE |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[Order of the British Empire|Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE)
| [[Government of United Kingdom]]
|<ref name="cbe">{{cite web|url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front%3Fpagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628|title=British Honorary Awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121223152106/http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1166536150628|archive-date=23 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| [[Honorary Degree]]
| [[Lancaster University]]
|<ref name="Honorary Degrees">{{Cite web |title=Honorary Graduates |url=https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Lancaster University |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301095905/https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-degrees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Officer of the Legion of Honour]]
| [[Cabinet of France|Government of France]]
|<ref name="legion">{{cite web|url=http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http://publication.samachar.com/timesofindia/general/india.php&homeurl=http://www.samachar.com|title=Naryanamurthy receive highest civilian honour of France|access-date=26 January 2008|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230423/http://publication.samachar.com/pub_article.php?id=1169187&navname=General%20&moreurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpublication.samachar.com%2Ftimesofindia%2Fgeneral%2Findia.php&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.samachar.com|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| [[Padma Vibhushan]]
| [[Government of India]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=30 |title=Padma Vibhushan Awardees – Padma Awards – My India, My Pride – Know India: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |access-date=8 November 2011 |archive-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927040219/http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmavibhushan_awards_list1.php?start=30 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| [[Woodrow Wilson Awards|Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship]]
| [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-awards-dinner-new-delhi-india |title=Wilson Center Awards Dinner in New Delhi, India |date=6 January 2009 |publisher=[[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]] |access-date=9 January 2009 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809213125/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-awards-dinner-new-delhi-india |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2009
|Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa)
|[[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University]]
|[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/second-convocation-of-smvdu-held/story-k3EokC9jdkA1icBi2ZDvjL.html]
|-
| 2010
| [[IEEE Honorary Membership]]
| [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf |title=IEEE Honorary Membership Recipients |publisher=IEEE |access-date=20 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629021316/http://www.ieee.org/documents/hon_mem_rl.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2011
| [[NDTV Indian of the Year]]'s Icon of India
| [[NDTV]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-2011-142183 |title= NDTV Indian of the Year 2011 |work= ndtv.com |access-date= 19 October 2011 |archive-date= 20 October 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111020124223/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-2011-142183 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| [[Hoover Medal]]
| [[American Society of Mechanical Engineers]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Infosys-founder-Narayana-Murthy-receives-2012-Hoover-Medal/articleshow/16948626.cms |title=Infosys founder Narayana Murthy receives 2012 Hoover Medal |work=timesofindia.com |access-date=25 October 2012 |archive-date=15 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115153338/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Infosys-founder-Narayana-Murthy-receives-2012-Hoover-Medal/articleshow/16948626.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| Philanthropist of the Year
| [[The Asian Awards]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bollyspice.com/asian-awards-winners-night-event/|title=Special Report: Asian Awards 2013|first=Meera|last=Sharma|date=18 April 2013|access-date=30 January 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804002023/https://bollyspice.com/asian-awards-winners-night-event/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Sayaji Ratna Award]]
| [[Baroda Management Association| Baroda Management Association, Vadodara]]
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140109171446/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-11/vadodara/37622744_1_narayana-murthy-bma-baroda-management-association BMA to honour Narayana murthy] ''The Times of India''. 11 March 2013</ref>
|-
| 2013
| 25 Greatest Global Indian Living Legends
| [[NDTV]]
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ |title=Courage most important attribute of a great leader: Narayana Murthy – NDTV |publisher=News Little |author=Udit Rajan |date=14 December 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123515/http://newslittle.com/2013/12/14/courage-most-important-attribute-of-a-great-leader-narayana-murthy-ndtv/ |archive-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2013/12/ndtv-honours-25-greatest-global-living-indian-legends-as-it-turns-25/ |title=NDTV honours 25 Greatest Global Living Indian Legends as it turns 25 |publisher=Best Media Info |date=16 December 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815081140/https://bestmediainfo.com/2013/12/ndtv-honours-25-greatest-global-living-indian-legends-as-it-turns-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm/ |title=Courage Most Important Attribute of a Great Leader: Narayana Murthy |publisher=Newshour24.com |date=14 December 2013 |editor=Deepshikha Ghosh |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101182258/http://www.newshour24.com/indian/1zcxir3ruh/Courage-Most-Important-Attribute-Great-Leader-Narayana-Murthy.htm |archive-date=1 January 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| [[Canada India Foundation ("CIF") Global Indian Award|CIF Global Indian Award]]
| [[Canada India Foundation]]
|<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/N-R-Narayana-Murthy-Global-Indian-Award/articleshow/34304944.cms N R Narayana Murthy presented 'Global Indian Award' in Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601080859/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/N-R-Narayana-Murthy-Global-Indian-Award/articleshow/34304944.cms |date=1 June 2018 }} ''The Times of India''. 28 April 2014</ref>
|-
| 2018
| [[Asian Scientist 100]]
| ''[[Asian Scientist]]''
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title= The Asian Scientist 100 |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= [[Asian Scientist]] |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= |archive-date= 19 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319064300/https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[Asian Scientist 100]]
| ''[[Asian Scientist]]''
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title= The Asian Scientist 100 |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= [[Asian Scientist]] |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= |archive-date= 19 March 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319064300/https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| [[Kempegowda Award]]
| Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)
| <ref>{{cite web |title=SM Krishna, Narayana Murthy, Prakash Padukone selected for Kempegowda Award. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/sm-krishna-narayana-murthy-prakash-padukone-selected-for-kempegowda-award-101656154585474.html |website=Hindustan Times |date=25 June 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=25 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125122703/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/sm-krishna-narayana-murthy-prakash-padukone-selected-for-kempegowda-award-101656154585474.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2024
|India Lifetime Achievement Award as a part of the 2024 Patrick J. McGovern Awards
|Chiratae Ventures
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Piyush |date=2024-10-19 |title=Chiratae Ventures Honors Narayana Murthy with Patrick J. McGovern Awards |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/chiratae-ventures-honors-narayana-murthy-with-patrick-j-mcgovern-awards/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=adda247 |language=en-IN |archive-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105063525/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/chiratae-ventures-honors-narayana-murthy-with-patrick-j-mcgovern-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last=Narayana Murthy |first=N. R. |title=A better India, a better world |date=2009 |publisher=Penguin Books India : Allen Lane |isbn=978-0-670-08283-4 |___location=New Delhi, India}}
* {{Cite book |last=Murthy |first=Narayana |title=The Wit and Wisdom of Narayana Murthy |date=2016 |publisher=Hay House |isbn=978-93-85827-02-0 |___location=Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar}}
* {{Cite book |last=Murthy |first=N. r Narayana |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GpR6i2iH6hcC |title=A Clear Blue Sky: Stories and Poems on Conflict and Hope |date=2010 |publisher=Puffin Books |isbn=978-0-14-333141-4 |language=en}}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last1=N|first1=Chokkan|title=Narayana Murthy: I.T. guru|date=2007|publisher=Chennai: Oxygen Books}}
* {{cite book|last1=Mitra|first1=Meera|title=It's only business!: India's corporate social responsiveness in a globalized world; with a foreword by N. R. Narayana Murthy|date=2007|publisher=New Delhi: Oxford University Press}}
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