![]() ![]() Gently Falls The Bakula: Love story of two middle-class people in the backdrop of corporate life.The Serpent’s Revenge: Sudha Murthy’s style of gripping narration of the tales from The Mahabharata.The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: That one book which can teach children and adults alike about the sacrifices, courage, honesty, selflessness, and other great virtues of a good human.Mahashweta: Story of one married woman who was driven out of the home due to her skin condition -vitiligo, by her mother in law.Wise and Otherwise: A collection of stories that strike the chord for every humane feeling hidden in us.Dollar Bahu: Narration about a bahu(daughter-in-law) who dreams of a life in foreign lands.The Old Man And His God: A story collection that stirs the spiritual side of everyone who reads the book.How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other stories: A biography of Sudha Murthy and her experiences in various stages of her life.Magic of the Lost Temple: Story of a girl Nooni and her experiences as she discovers many fascinating aspects about a temple long lost.Here, There, Everywhere: An articulation about grandmother’s stories in Sudha Murthy’s style.Sudha Murthy about the Trinity of Hinduism – Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheswara. The Man from the Egg: A magical narration by Mrs.Three Thousand Stitches: This book reflects her experiences when she was working with a charitable organization.The Mother I Never Knew: A collection of two novellas that explores the intricacies of emotions of two men on their journey to find their mothers who they never knew. ![]() It was her initiative that government schools in Karnataka enriched their libraries. Sudha Murthy always stresses the importance of books and education to children. “With my experience in life, I want to tell you that having good relationships, compassion and peace of mind is much more important than achievements, awards, degrees or money.”― Sudha Murty, The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Lessons from Here and ThereĬurrently, she is a Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, which works for the underprivileged, in association with the Gates Foundation. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her brilliance in academics, social works, honorary doctorates as well as the Indian fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri. Sudha Murthy books take the readers back into the golden days of one’s childhood.Īn Electrical and Electronics Engineer, Sudha Murthy was the only girl student in her college in those days. She spent her childhood with her grandparents and these childhood memories reflect in many of her stories. Sudha Murthy is a Kannada Madhwa Brahmin born to Dr. In another book – How I taught my Grandmother to Read, the stories look like as if they are taken from her childhood. For instance, in one of her famous books -Three Thousand Stitches, she talks about her experiences when she worked with 3000 devadasis and their welfare. The themes in Sudha Murthy’s books range anything from her personal views and experiences to fiction. Nor are there model answer papers.” ― Sudha Murthy, Wise & Otherwise “Life is an exam where the syllabus is unknown and question papers are not set. No wonder this is what made Sudha Murthy’s books closer to children and adults alike. I want them to read my books comfortably without the need of a dictionary”, she says in her interview with Shashi Tharoor. She writes in a way that children and adults should be able to read them with ease. Sudha Murthy books are famous for their essence. ![]()
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