Murthy s grandson owns 15 lakh shares or 0.04% stake in the Bengaluru-based software services exporter. At today s market price of Rs 1,400, the value of his holding comes to Rs 210 crore. The record date for the payment of the final dividend and a special dividend has been fixed at May 31, while the payment will be made on July 1.
“Most Indians here and I have received good quality and highly subsidised education from the Indian government. Therefore, as civilised people, we must show gratitude to our nation," he said.
Narayana Murthy said he was hungry for a long period of time when he was was hitchhiking in Europe and at a place called Nish, a border town between Bulgaria and Serbia.
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty were recently spotted at Raghvendra Mutt in Bengaluru with their daughter and UK's first lady Akshata Murty and her daughters Anoushka and Krishna.