Sudha Murthy on Narayan Murthy's '70 hours work' statement!

Co-founder of the country's big IT company Infosys, Narayan Murthy, recently advised the youth to work 70 hours a week, which sparked a debate on social media. people started talking about work-life balance. Now his wife and Infosys Foundation chairman sudha Murthy has responded to this statement.

Infosys did not become so big just like that

Well-known writer and social worker sudha Murthy believes that when people want to do something with seriousness and passion, then there is no time limit. In NDTV's 'India Through the Eyes of Its Icons' show, she said, "Her husband had decided to set up Infosys without money, but with some very hardworking and dedicated colleagues. Today he has reached this position only because he worked 70 hours or sometimes even more. Otherwise, this would not have been possible. There was no 'magic wand' that could have made Infosys so big. It involved many things like his hard work, to some extent luck, working at the right place at the right time.''

This is how he maintained work-life balance

When sudha Murthy was asked then where is the time left for personal life? In response to this, she said that when Narayan Murthy talked to her about his personal life, he had said that he (Narayan Murthy) should take care of Infosys, while she will take care of herself and the family. sudha Murthy said, ''I took this decision myself and also decided that there is no point in complaining to my husband or telling him 'why are you not here?' Because he is doing a great job.''

Many other people also work 90-90 hours

sudha Murthy also said that this is not just about her husband, but people in many other professions including journalists and doctors also work for 90-90 hours. She said, ''God has given 24 hours to everyone. Now how you spend your time depends on you. If you want to do a work with passion, it will take time and if you want to do your work with passion, then your partner should also support you.''

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Sudha Subbiah

23/03/2025 09:45 AM