birth_place citizenship name birth_date spouse residence image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
shiggaon , karnataka , india indian sudha murthy 19 august 1950 n.r. narayana murthy bangalore , karnataka , india sudhamurthy.jpg sudha murthy
 sudha kulkarni chairperson , infosys foundation bvb college of engineering indian institute of science
sudha murthy

sudha murthy -lrb- also spelled sudha murty ; née kulkarni born on 19 august 1950 -rrb- is an indian social worker and writer in the kannada and english languages .
murthy began her professional career as a computer scientist and engineer .
she is the chairperson of the infosys foundation and a member of public health care initiatives of the gates foundation .
she has founded several orphanages , participated in rural development efforts , supported the movement to provide all karnataka government schools with computer and library facilities , and established the ` the murty classical library of india ' at harvard university .
murthy initiated a bold move to introduce computer and library facilities in all schools in karnataka & taught computer science .
murthy is best known for her social work and her plethora of stories .
`` dollar sose '' -lrb- english : `` dollar daughter-in-law '' -rrb- , a novel originally authored by her in kannada and later translated into english as `` dollar bahu , '' was adapted as a televised dramatic series by zee tv in 2001 .
murthy has also acted in marathi film pitruroon and kannada film prarthana .
