In the last three years, photographer Zakia Shakir has zigzagged across the world to train her camera on some of India's most famous men.
Infosys co-founder Murthy was named 'Philanthropist of the Year'
Silent support for the movement, which has recently turned its guns against industry, has come from India Inc as well, mainly from Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy, who made donations of Rs 25 lakhs (Rs 2.5 million) in 2011.
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said he has not given a donation to Arvind Kejriwal for political activities and had declined a request from him for financial assistance two months ago. Murthy had in 2008 agreed to give Kejriwal's Public Cause Research Foundation Rs 25 lakh per year for five years and brought the Tata Social Welfare Trust on board to donate an equal amount for the same period to raise awareness about the Right to Information Act.
Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy has been felicitated with the Global Leadership and Free Enterprise awards by the University of South Florida in recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit.
India's premier software services company, Infosys Limited, has reached out to its banker, the non-executive chairman of ICICI Bank, K V Kamath, to step into the shoes of its founder N R Narayana Murthy.
Bala gets Murthy's open backing but it's an open field in this long run-up to Shibulal's handing over.
Murthy best performer in IT stock returns, TCS' Chandra in pole position among current chief executives.
The new chairman assumes his role at perhaps one of the most challenging times for both the company and the industry.
Speaking at the inauguration of the magazine's new office, Vaidya went on to suggest that in such a war, sometimes 'good people' have to be targeted because they are on the side of wrong.
Industry is of the view that rising interest rates is increasing the input cost as loans are getting costlier.
The Gujarat government has given consent for setting up an international centre of excellence to nurture youth into entrepreneurs, which will be guided by chairman and founder mentor of Infosys, N R Narayana Murthy.
"Reaching an international agreement on how large digital companies are taxed has been a priority for the chancellor since he took office," said a spokesperson for his UK treasury office. "The chancellor's consistent position has been that it matters where tax is paid, and any agreement must ensure digital businesses pay tax in the UK that reflects their economic activities. That is what our taxpayers would expect and is the right thing," the spokesperson said.
Murthy added that global economic scenario is not in good shape as developed economies are not performing well.
The Infosys Science Foundation on Monday announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2010 recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific research that have impacted India.
Infosys Science Foundation announced 2011 prize winners across five categories.
Murthy will also present the inaugural Richard Larkins Oration on the occasion.
Refusing to be drawn into the debate over presidential candidature, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy on Monday said the decision of choosing the best candidate should be left to leaders of political parities.
In a major top-level management restructuring, India's second largest software firm Infosys on Saturday named veteran banker K V Kamath as the new chairman to succeed founder N R Narayana Murthy, who retires in August.
The year 2011 could end up being the mother of all years as far as corporate succession is concerned.
nfosys Managing Director and CEO S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan speaks about the company to Business Standard.
Infosys founder said that apart from the top 20 per cent of students who crack the tough IIT entrance examination and can 'stand among the best anywhere in the world,' quality of the remaining 80 per cent of students leave much to be desired.
True, Infosys is on course to starting its first overseas campus in China, but only four years ago the Indian IT major's co-founder and ex-chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, was apprehensive about its expansion in the East Asian nation, according to WikiLeaks.
With ICT, there is a need to re-look at traditional models of business management, says Narayana Murthy.
After making a strong opening, shares of Infosys further jumped 9 per cent to Rs 2,624.90 on the BSE.
Asks India Inc for a list of concerns in 4 weeks, to coordinate policy response within 60 days; FM says prevailing cynicism based on perception, not facts.
The UK's prime ministerial race frontrunner, Rishi Sunak, spoke of his pride in what his Indian parents-in-law -- Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty -- had achieved, as he fought back over media commentary around wife Akshata's family wealth.
The challenge before Indian companies is to build brands that would have international recognition, N R Narayana Murthy, chief mentor, Infosys Technologies said on Tuesday.
The Nasscom Governance and Ethics Committe on Tuesday released its recommendations aimed at further strengthening corporate governance practices in the Indian IT-BPO industry.
Infosys founder, N R Narayana Murthy, otherwise an admirer of the government, says he's unhappy at the way Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh have handled the Lok Pal Bill issue.
Shareholders bid adieu to the co-founder and chairman who will retire in August.
That a brown skinned man -- albeit one who speaks with a posh English accent -- would one day be the front-runner in a race to elect Boris's successor and head the party once led by Churchill and Thatcher would seem indigestible to the white men and women who have formed the trunk of the Conservative party for generations.
K V Kamath says he can never step into Narayana Murthy's rather large shoes, but would do his best to ensure Infosys continues to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance.
Education is merely seen as a means to further one's career. A bunch of entrepreneurs are trying to change this.
The Indian Institutes of Technology and IIT-JEE coaching institutes have not taken kindly to Infosys Technologies founder, N R Narayana Murthy's comment that questioned the quality of students at these institutions.
In an interesting session at the TiE Summit i Mumbai, Ratan Tata and Narayana Murthy shared their views on each other, entrepreneurship, trust, politicians and their experience of being at the helm of India's most reputed companies.
Over 100 people, including 20 senior consultants and at least six VPs, have quit Infosys in 6 months.
The targeted budget for the project was reportedly projected at 750,000.
Infosys president and board member B G Srinivas has resigned, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of senior management exits at India's second-largest software services exporter.
Having nurtured Infosys for the last three decades, Narayana Murthy would be succeeded by eminent banker K V Kamath as Infosys' Chairman with effect from August 21.
