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Sudha
Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation and
wife of N.R. Narayanmurthy of Infosys
Technologies Ltd., was in Kolkata on
September 8 to celebrate another milestone
in her career, this time as a writer. Her
book Wise and Otherwise was released in its
Bengali translation Ekti Jiban Anek Mukh at
Oxford Bookstore, Kolkata among select
guests and the media. The book has already
been translated into 10 languages.
Ekti Jiban Anek Mukh was released by Sudha
Kaul, Executive Director, Indian Institute
of Cerebral Palsy. Anita Agnihotri, Director
& CEO, Roopkala Kendro read selected
pieces from the volume, which in a very
simple and direct manner
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resonate
with the real difficulties, the
working conditions and the
aspirations of the
underprivileged section of our
society. The moderator for this
illuminating and absorbing
evening was Sujata Sen,
Director, British Council.
Speaking
at the launch, Mrs. Maina Bhagat,
Events Consultant, Oxford
Bookstore said,� Oxford
Bookstore takes immense pleasure
in welcoming Sudha Murty to
Kolkata and to our bookstore. Her
outstanding achievements as a
highly successful business
administrator are balanced with a
very rare sense of social
responsibility. As Chairperson of
the Infosys Foundation, she has
used her innate intelligence,
strength of character, and the
resources available to her, to
make a great difference to those
less fortunate. She is truly one
of the most admired women
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in
the country,
and a role model for those who wish to
make a difference. The book is a little
gem, an will surely inspire readers in
Kolkata�
Sudha
Murty�s book deals with common day to day
issues. The book is essentially a collection
of newspaper columns - drawing upon her
experiences as a teacher and social worker -
which have been published in The New Sunday
Express and othe dailies. It chronicles her
observation of human nature, and the
behaviour of a cross section of people she
has come across during her work for the
Infosys Foundation, which she had helped
establish. The book portrays a wide variety
of people - from high society to the hoi
poloi, simple tribals to charlatans,
anonymous donors to publicity hungry and
credit grabbing politicians.
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