Again defends his belief that 70-hour weeks are essential and work/life balance is bunk Infosys founder Narayama Murthy has tripled down on his previous statements that 70-hour work weeks are what's needed in India and revealed he also thinks weekends were a mistake.

Infosys founder N.R. Narayan Murthy sparks controversy with unapologetic stance on 70-hour workweek, emphasising hard work over balance.

Narayana Murthy, who stepped down from an executive role at Infosys in 2014, expressed disappointment over the company's shift to a five-day workweek in 1986.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy has sparked a debate by questioning India's pursuit of homegrown large language models (LLMs). He argues that India

Speaking at the CNBC-TV18 Global Leadership Summit, Infosys' NR Narayana Murthy advocated for introducing more managers into government roles.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy highlighted the need for India to reclaim its historical leadership in scientific innovation. He stated that invasions and colonization hampered scientific progress for centuries,

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy stressed the importance of India reclaiming its place as a leader in scientific innovation. He argued that historical circumstances, including foreign invasions and British colonialism,

TV18’s Shereen Bhan at the Global Leadership Summit, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy also recalled how KV Kamath responded to a question about work-life balance nearly 25 years ago.

India’s culture of oral rather than written knowledge has limited the development of large data repositories, which are crucial for LLMs, according to Murthy.

The current system has roots in 1958 when the East India Company transferred the dominion to the British crown, he said. He said the objective of the civil servants then was to go slow and delay implementation because the native population was to be kept under control.