Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has criticized Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy’s ideas on “work-life balance” and his hard stance on a 70-hour workweek, adding that the people’s “focus should be on efficiency”. He also advocated for a four-day work week, citing work-life balance as “most important for good social order.” Working longer is meaningless, focus should … Read more
“Coaching classes are the wrong way to help children pass examinations,” according to Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. At the Bengaluru premiere of Paul Hewitt’s 13th edition of Conceptual Physics on Monday, Murthy shared his opinions with the audience. “Most people who go to coaching classes don’t listen to their teachers carefully in school. And parents, … Read more
Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy said that there is an urgent need to revamp of “archaic rules” which stop the contribution of shares by entrepreneurs to academic institutions. Entrepreneurs have shares rather than ample capital in their startups’ early stages, he said on the sidelines of Infosys Science Foundation’s media briefing. “We have to change … Read more
N R Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys, has given shares valued at over Rs 240 crore to his four-month-old grandson, Ekagrah Rohan Murty, potentially making him India’s youngest millionaire, according to a filing by the company on the exchanges. The exchange filing revealed that Ekagrah now owns 1,500,000 shares, equivalent to a 0.04 per … Read more
N R Narayana Murthy suggested investing $1 billion per year to train 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from the developed world and India in STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). According to Murthy, this course is insufficient on its own. “We must show much respect and pay better salaries to our teachers and researchers. … Read more