Mysore varsity confers honorary doctorate on Sudha Murthy

Mysuru, Oct 19 : University of Mysore conferred honorary doctorate on Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy for her yeomen contribution to society and the nation, an official said on Monday.
“Karnataka Governor and University Chancellor Vajubhai Vala conferred the doctorate to Sudha Murthy from his Raj Bhavan office in Bengaluru through virtual mode,” the university official told IANS here.
Sudha (70) is the wife of Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayan Murthy, and author of many books in English, Kannada and Marathi.
The university also honoured 30 students with gold medals during its centenary convocation at Crawford Hall in the campus.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the university’s graduating students and faculty on the occasion, congratulated Sudha and the medal winning students remotely from New Delhi.
“The century-old Mysore University has been doing ‘vidya daan’ to thousands of students who contributed to the nation’s development. Second President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan taught at the university and guided the students,” Modi recalled during his 35-minute speech in Hindi.