evidence: Born on August 19, 1950 to a Kannada-speaking family, Murty's father was a surgeon and mother a school teacher. She once told a television show that her decision to pursue engineering in 1968 was not much welcomed by her relatives as they thought nobody would marry her since it was a male-dominated stream. [...] On her last day at TELCO, Murty had an encounter with JRD Tata and following the latter's advice to give back to the society, she was encouraged to take up social work. She was a philanthropist even when she was a child. At the age of six, she helped a blind man cross the road. Also, she loves to care for her furry friends. [...] Sudha Murty has become a household name in India.