So, the fourth month, I said 'No, I'm buying. Even I have but he will never give me my chance. The second month also I kept quiet, there is Strand Book Store, Bombay, third month, I felt this fellow will have unsatisfied hunger forever. I have to buy this book, I require it for my work.' The first month, I kept quiet. He said, 'this month, you see the books, next month you buy. 'We had an allowance of Rs 300 to buy books and every time Murthy would argue that his necessity was more than mine. While sharing her and Mr Murthy's love for books, she went on to share how there was a time when they have an allowance of Rs 300 per month to buy books and they both used to argue as to who should buy the books. Going on about their love for books, she mentioned that back then they enjoyed sharing books but now they don't share and prefer to buy separately because she feels she has to read first while Mr Murthy says he has to read first. 'We went out and bought so many books and books were always a link between me and Murthy, even to this day.'

Talking about why she decided to get married to him, Mrs Murthy recalled how they dated for four years during which they frequently bought books. Actually, he's four years older than me but I felt he was four years younger than me', she fondly recalled. 'But when he opened the door, I saw a thin short person, like a college student you know? I said, is it Narayana Murthy? You're so simple and so serious and that was my first impression of him. So, someone so well-travelled, I thought he must be some different person.' and you know in those days, going abroad wasn't this easy, it was very hard. Talking about that first meeting, she said, 'I felt, a man who was so much well-traveled, Peshawar, Istanbul, Paris, Florence, Rome. In a conversation with writer, columni Twinkle Khanna for Tweak India, Sudha Murthy recollected how she met Murthy at Prasanna's place around October 1974. In fact, he owed his wife a lot of money.įor those who do not know much about Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy's relationship, the two met through their mutual friend, Prasanna. However, there was a time when Murthy, who stepped down as Infy chairman in 2011 after 30 years with the company, was broke. Narayana Murthy is one of the richest persons in India at present with a net worth of Rs 29,000 crore, according to Hurun India Rich List 2021.

New Delhi: The legendary co-founder and retired chairman of tech giant Infosys N.R. Throwback: When Narayan and Sudha Murthy used to argue over Rs 300 books | Photo Credit: BCCL

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