No, this is not a post about Sania Mirza, or about the Cofechino twins or even that 'representative of indian women'. This is about a simple lady from Karnataka who has set an example for many others (not only women) to follow. Yes, I am referring to the humble, soft-spoken lady from Dharwad - Sudha Murthy.
Today, there was an interview with her on one of the CNBC channels, and she was her usual self - jovial, humble, soft-spoken but articulate, down-to-earth and extremely intelligent. She mentioned about how she spoke out against discrimination, writing to none less than JRD Tata, protesting against the Tata's no-women policy on the work floor - eventually managing to change it. She spoke about how she supported Narayana Murthy, of how she runs Infosys Foundation, and how her cherished dream is to see that no child in India is deprived of an education because of poverty. Ofcourse, she also reads, writes and teaches. I wanted to get a transcript of the interview, but haven't managed to. I'll update this post if and when I find it.
Funny how in this age of opulence, of extreme exhibitionism, and of crass commercialization, people like Sudha Murthy thrive. For me, she is the ideal middle-class south Indian woman; very intelligent, articulate, well-read, has her priorities right, knows when and what to sacrifice, knows for a fact that money does not buy happiness, is selfless and extremely sensible. Too bad these values are going out of fashion what with Cofechino women becoming the model for girls to emulate and guys to adore. Together, the Murthy's make an amazing advertisement for the new India. Wonder why they aren't publicized in other countries - as the kind of couples running new India.
Anyways, wah Sudhaji, wah.
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Hey Gops, I am scratching my head and wondering the meaning of "Cofechino". Google had no hits for it. Neither did dictionary.com. Even if it were slang, I was sure google would hit. Is this your contribution to Webster? What the %#$& is Cofechino? ;)
Well,
Actually, it was "Cafechino" - a new flavour of Pepsi. Supposedly has the kick of coffee and taste of cola.
Well written Gops! Very few people know that she has written thousands of lines of programming during the initial days of Infosys.
There are a lot of characteristics that I would love to emulate from the Murthys. One area where they have excelled is branding. They not only know how to make people aware of their brands, but also know how make the people admire them.
Thanks Roshan!
Well yes, branding does play a part - but I doubt if their branding would have succeeded if the underlying 'product' wasn't as good...
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