Mr. Narayana Murthy is one of the most famous persons of India. He created the biggest IT Empire in India that has brought India on the world's IT map. He is one of the founder of Infosys which is considered one of the great IT Company of India. Today, Infosys is acknowledged by customers, employees, investors and the general public as a highly respected, dynamic and innovative company. In March 1999, Infosys Technologies listed on an American stock exchange and became the first India-registered company to do such miracle. adopted the best corporate governance practices. All this earned him praise and respect.

Let us look at the early life of Murthy.

Mr. Narayana Murthy was born on August 20, 1946 in Karnataka, India. He obtained his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (B.E.) from University of Mysore in 1967 and his Master of Technology (M.Tech.) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1969.

He has designed and implemented the country's first BASIC interpreter and the country's first time sharing operating system. He was also a member of the operating system team that designed a 400 terminal, real time operating system for handling air cargo for Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris. He was the President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) from 1992 to 1994.