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N. Murthy

Co-Founder, Infosys

Search every verified N. Murthy interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. N. R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, delivered a video message for Sai University's Third Convocation in October 2026, in which he praised Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran. Murthy recalled first meeting Chandrasekaran in 2010 and described him as a "formidable competitor" to Infosys, noting that the revenue gap between the two companies widened under Chandrasekaran's leadership. He credited Chandrasekaran with qualities including intellect, humility, calmness, tenacity, courage, strategic thinking, honesty, and integrity, and said he had suggested Chandrasekaran for an honorary degree from Sai University. In August 2026, Murthy gave a speech to the class of 2026 at IGR, outlining attributes he said are important for becoming a good professional. He emphasized a value system, stating that "competence without values is like a car without a steering wheel," and advocated for putting community and national interests ahead of personal ones. He also discussed meritocracy, timeliness, and hard work, citing his brother-in-law's publication record as an example of the latter. Murthy noted that he had recently turned 80 years old.

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“The second attribute is putting the interest of the community, the state, the nation and the institution of which we are a part ahead of our own personal interests. This prevents dishonesty and corruption in handling public funds, public positions and in building high-quality public good facilities. This is what a cultured nation strongly esteems.”

“Our most dangerous old idea is that cheap labor is our competitive edge. In 2006, that idea is not just wrong, it's totally wrong. In addition, it is actually a trap.”

“how do we make India not merely growing, not merely emerging. I'm sick and tired of hearing this emerging country for the last 60 years.”

“What is needed is to create a set of policies that will make the life of entrepreneurs easy: reduce bureaucratic delays and corruption so entrepreneurs spend 95% of their time thinking about and building their enterprise, not waiting in the corridors of government.”

“Capitalism is about unleashing the power of human enterprise in an environment of free markets. It also means less government intervention — the government should operate purely as a fair, impartial, data- and fact‑based regulator, not as a player.”

“I think there is too much hype on AI and what it can do and how quickly it can do it; correspondingly there's too much negativity in terms of how many jobs will be lost. Will some jobs be lost? Yes. Will new jobs be created? Yes — total replacement is not going to happen and major change will likely take a decade or two.”

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