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The Canada India Foundation honored Sudha Murty, the wife of Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murty, with the Global Indian Award at the largest Indo-Canadian event here.
Each year, the Global Indian Award, valued at $50,000, recognizes a distinguished Indian individual for their substantial contributions in their respective field.
“We are so pleased to present the Global Indian Award to Sudha Murty. She has spent her entire career paving the way for future generations to find success in whatever field they choose, and is passionate about giving back to society,” said Canada India Foundation chairman Satish Thakkar on Saturday night.
Accepting the award from Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma, Sudha Murty said, “It is my honour to get this award from your country.”
Thanking the Canada India Foundation (CIF) for choosing her for this award, Murthy said, “The CIF is like Krishna in the Mahabharata. Krishna is the son of Devki as well as Yashoda. Devki was his biological mother and Yashoda brought him up. You are born in India but settled here – that is Yashoda – and your mother is India. You belong to both mothers.”
Lauding the Indo-Canadian diaspora as a bridge between the two countries, she said, “You are the carriers of Indian culture in a different land. Please keep it up.”
Amid laughter, Sudha Murty pointed out, “There’s a funny thing about this award. Narayana Murty received it in 2014, and I received it in 2023. So we’re the first couple to get this award.”
She made a donation of the award money to The Fields Institute (University of Toronto), a globally renowned institution known for promoting collaboration, creativity, and learning in mathematics and other fields.
The parents of her son-in-law, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, joined Sudha Murty at the Toronto gala event.
