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Narayana Murthy
Infosys · Mysuru, Karnataka
An electrical engineer with socialist leanings who came back from Europe convinced India needed capitalism with conscience. Built Infosys from a Pune flat into India's IT-services template.
Compassionate capitalismGovernancePatience
Company
Infosys
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 1981Co-founded Infosys with ₹10,000 borrowed from his wife Sudha.
- 1993Listed on BSE — opened the door to Indian IT-services exports.
- 1999Listed on NASDAQ — first Indian company on the exchange.
- 2017Returned briefly to address governance concerns; cemented elder-statesman role.
Struggles
Seven co-founders, no money, no clients in year one. License Raj forced 5-year waits for a single computer.
Family
Married to Sudha Murty — author, philanthropist, Infosys Foundation chair. Two children, Akshata and Rohan.
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- ↗wikipedia.orgNarayana Murthy on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comInfosys — official site
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- ↗crunchbase.comInfosys on Crunchbase
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An electrical engineer with socialist leanings who came back from Europe convinced India needed capitalism with conscience. Built Infosys from a Pune flat into India's IT-services template.
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