- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Rich but live a common life, said one social user hailing the simplicity of the Indian billionaire and his high-profile daughter.
By: Shubham Ghosh
TWO high-profile individuals, biologically related to each other, recently went to a renowned ice-cream shop in Bengaluru in India and their picture took the social media by storm.
Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Indian information technology giant Infosys, was seen enjoying a cup of ice-cream with his daughter Akshata Murty, wife of British prime minister Rishi Sunak, and their humble appearance pleasantly stunned netizens. The picture of the father-daughter duo went viral in no time.
Narayana Murthy, 77, and Akshata Murty, 43, were seen at the Corner House Ice Creams in Bengaluru’s Jayanagar area. Both were casually dressed and posed for the camera holding their cups of ice-cream. The fact that there were other people at the shop did not make them uncomfortable as they sat on two chairs.
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Three Bengaluru icons in the same picture. N R Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, Akshata Murthy, first Lady of Great Britain and Corner House the finest ice cream joint of Bengaluru!! pic.twitter.com/86mCNEm2t7
— Brijesh Kalappa (@brijeshkalappa) February 12, 2024
Impressed by the simplicity of the two billionaires, one social media user said, “Place was packed…. they came quietly and bought their ice cream . Rich but live a common life . This the greatness that Mr Narayana Murthy carries along.”
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“Britain’s First Lady Akshata Murty with her Father Shri Narayana Murthy at Corner House in Jayanagar Bangaluru…?Beauty in simplicity is the idea that beauty can be found in things that are simple, unadorned, and uncomplicated,” said another.
Last week, Akshata joined the launching of a book on Narayana Murthy and his educator-philanthropist wife Sudha Murty by author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni named “An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy” at St Joseph’s College of Commerce in Bengaluru.
The occasion saw Narayana Murthy sharing stories about his first meeting with Sudha in the early 1970s. Both the accomplished individuals also shared insights into their life with the audience. Their son Rohan also attended the event along with Anoushka and Krishna, daughters of Sunak and Akshata.
