Sudha Murty Reacts To Narayana Murthy's '70-Hour Work Week' Suggestion

New Delhi: Sudha Murty, renowned educator, author, and philanthropist, believes that when people are truly passionate and serious about their goals, time never becomes a constraint. On NDTV’s ‘India Through the Eyes of Its Icons’ show, the Rajya Sabha member spoke about her husband Narayana Murthy‘s 70-hour work-week suggestion. During the show, the Infosys Foundation chairman said that her husband decided to build Infosys with no money, but with the help of dedicated colleagues, and it was possible only when they worked 70 hours or at times, even more.

Sudha Murthy further said that Infosys’ success couldn’t have been possible otherwise; there was no “magic wand” that could make the company “so large”. “It was sheer hard work, part of luck, part of the correct timing or in the correct place, everything is there,” Murty said during the NDTV show.

When Narayan Murthy talked to her about their personal life, she said she told him to “take care of Infosys”, while she looked after herself and the family. “I made that decision, and I also decided there was no point cribbing and telling your husband, ‘Oh you are not there,’ because he’s doing a bigger work,” she said