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THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD WHO DO GREAT SOCIAL WORK AND BECOME FAMOUS AND WE TOO PRAISE THEIR EFFORTS
BUT, THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WHO ALSO DO GREAT SOCIAL WORK BUT DO NOT GET RECOGNISED FOR IT
IN THIS PRESENTATION, I AM HERE TO SAY ABOUT ONE SUCH PERSON WHO DO GREAT SOCIAL WORK TO THIS SOCIETY,WHO IS ALSO AN ENTREPRENEUR... AND SHE IS SUDHA MURTHY
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SUDHA MURTHY, A RENOWNED INDIAN AUTHOR,ENTREPRENEUR AND CHAIRPERSON OF INFOSYS FOUNDATION, A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION. SUDHA MURTHY WAS BORN ON 19th AUGUST 1950 IN SHIGGAON, HAVERI, KARNATAKA. HER FATHER DR.R.H.KULKARNI WAS A DOCTOR AND HER MOTHER, VIMALA KULKARNI WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER.SHE DID B.E IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM THE B.V.B COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, HUBLI. SHE STOOD FIRST IN KARNATAKA FOR WHICH SHE RECEIVED A GOLD MEDAL FROM THE CHEIF MINISTER OF KARNATAKA.
SHE ALSO COMPLETED HER M.TECH IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN 1974 FROM THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE. SHE STOOD FIRST IN HER CLASS AND RECEIVED A GOLD MEDAL FROM THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS
THERE IS AN INTERESTING STORY BEHIND HER HIRING IN TELCO
ONE DAY , SHE CAME ACROSS A VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT OF TELCO BUT IN THE FOOTNOTE OF THE AD IT WAS WRITTEN AS "FEMALE CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY".SHE COULD NOT TAKE IT EASY. SO SHE WROTE A POST CARD TO JRD TATA REGARDING GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE COMPANY. SOON SHE GOT A CALL FOR THE INTERVIEW AND SHE GOT SELECTED FOR THE JOB.
IN 1996, SUDHA AND HER FRIENDS FOUNDED A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION " INFOSYS FOUNDATION" WITH AN AIM TO HELP THE UNPRIVILEGED SECTION OF THE SOCIETY. HER MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE AID IN EDUCATION, RURAL DEVELOPMENT , HEALTH CARE, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND DESTITUTE CARE.
SUDHA'S INFOSYS FOUNDATION HAS HELPED IN BUILDING MORE THAN 2300 HOUSES IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS AND MORE THAN 70000 LIBRARIES FOR SCHOOLS IN INDIA. HER NPO HELPED IN BUILDING MORE THAN 10,000 TOILETS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF BENGALURU. THIS NON PROFIT ORGANISATION IS FUNDED BY INFOSYS
SUDHA IS AN AVID LOVER OF BOOKS . SHE IS ONE OF THE RENOWNED AUTHORS OF INDIA. SHE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS IN ENGLISH AND KANNADA LANGUAGES, WHICH ARE GENERALLY BASED ON HER REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES. SOME OF HER BOOKS ARE "HOW I THOUGHT MY GRANDMOTHER TO READ" ," THE ACCOLADES GALLORE" , "DOLLAR BAHU", AND " THREE THOUSANDS STITCHES".
1. BEST TEACHER AWARD IN 1995 FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF KARNATAKA.
2. SHE ALSO RECEIVED THE R.K NARAYANA'S AWARD FOR LITERATURE IN 2006
3.SHE WON INDIA'S FOURTH HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD "PADMA SHRI" IN 2006
AND MANY MORE.......
SUDHA MURTHY IS A ROLE MODEL FOR OUR SOCIETY WHICH IS OBSESSED WITH MONEY . SHE HAS TAUGHT US HOW HUMANITY AND VALUES ARE PRICELESS WHICH NO MONEY COULD BUY. SHE SHOWCASED A HEART TOUCHING LESSON ON MODESTY BY BUYING VEGETABLES FROM THE STREET VENDORS, CLEANING THE KITCHEN AND WASHING THE UTENSILS OF RAGAVENDRA SWAMY TEMPLE WHERE SHE OFFERS HER SERVICES 3 DAYS IN A YEAR
THANKYOU
SEJAL WADIBHASME
ROLL NO: 51
SEC: K-3