N R Narayana Murthy

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N. R. Narayana Murthy is the co-founder of Infosys, a multinational corporation of India.Murthy was born into a lower-middle-class family in a small village of Karnataka.Murthy’s favourite subjects in school were Physics and Maths. A Childhood Picture of Narayana Murthy.His father wanted him to be a civil servant, but Murthy wanted to pursue his career in engineering. He had cleared the IIT entrance exam but was not allowed to join, as his father could not afford the fees. So, he had to join a local engineering college.Since there were fewer computer engineers back then, he got job offers from a number of firms and organizations such as ECIL, Telco, Air India, and IIM Ahmedabad. Murthy chose the last one i.e., IIM Ahmedabad where he was paid Rs. 800 a month.He worked on India’s first time-sharing computer system. He has also designed and implemented a BASIC interpreter for Electronics Corporation of India Limited. An Old Picture of N. R. Narayana Murthy.Later, he started a company ‘Softronics,’ but the company failed.Murthy met Sudha through a common friend, Prasanna, in Pune. Murthy and Sudha became good friends and after a few days, Murthy proposed her for marriage. While proposing he said, I want to tell you something. I am 5’4″ tall. I come from a lower-middle-class family. I can never become rich. You are beautiful, bright, intelligent and you can get anyone you want. But will you marry me?”.Sudha liked his honesty and fixed a meeting of Murthy with her parents. An Old Picture of Sudha Murthy and N. R. Narayana Murthy.Murthy reached two hours late of the decided time, wearing a bright red shirt. Sudha’s father was unimpressed by him; as he reached late.