What religion is Narayana Murthy?

N. R. Narayana Murthy was born on 20 August 1946 in Sidlaghatta in the Kingdom of Mysore in British India (present-day Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, India) into a middle-class Kannada Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family.

Is Narayan Murthy atheist?

As Infosys founder Narayana Murthy has said “I am very religious. But I keep my religion at home and I don’t participate in any religious activity outside home.” Murthy even refuses to break a coconut in public however dire the warnings of bad luck may be.

What was Narayana Murthy’s philosophy of life?

Murthy’s philosophy about being open and transparent has given the company a lot of credibility. He often says, “When in doubt, please disclose.” Murthy told his wife that only one of them could be with the company. Murthy, along with other founders, said that none of their children would work for Infosys.

What caste is Murthy?

Brahmins
Murthy/Murthi/Murty is a surname from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. It is found commonly amongst Brahmins as a personal name or surname.

Is Murthy a Hindu name?

Indian (Karnataka): Hindu name from Sanskrit murti ‘manifestation’, ‘image’. As a personal name, this appears to have evolved from the final element of compound names such as Ramamurthy ‘manifestation of Rama’ and Krishnamurthy ‘manifestation of Krishna’.

Is Murthy a Brahmin surname?

Murthy/Murthi/Murty is a surname from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. It is found commonly amongst Brahmins as a personal name or surname.

Is Sudha A Murthy orphan?

On 19 August 1950, Sudha Murthy was born in a Brahmin family in Shiggaon, Karnataka. Her father Dr R.H. Kulkarni who was a surgeon and her mother Vimala Kulkarni supported her in her endeavours right from her childhood and raised young Sudha along with her three siblings.

Is Sudha A Murthy Maharashtrian?

Dr R. H. Kulkarni and Vimala Kulkarni. She belongs to Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin family.