Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder of Infosys, attended the inaugural event of the Indian Chamber of Commerce’s centenary celebrations in Kolkata. (deposit)
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy reiterated the idea of working 70 hours a week. He said, “Young people need to understand that we have to work hard and work to make India number one.
He said, “We need to keep our aspirations high as 800 million (80 crore) Indians are getting free ration. This means that 800 million Indians live in poverty. If we cannot work hard, who will?
Murthy said, “At Infosys, I had said that we would go to the best companies and benchmark ourselves against the best global companies. Once we compare ourselves to the best global companies, I can tell you that we Indians have a lot to do.
He said he was once a leftist, when Jawaharlal Nehru was Prime Minister and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) became a reality. Murthy arrived in Kolkata on Sunday. He attended the inaugural program of the centenary celebrations of the Indian Chamber of Commerce.
He said-
The world respects India for its performance. Performance brings recognition, recognition brings respect, respect brings power. I wanted to tell the young people that we have a great responsibility in realizing the dream of our founders. This is why we all have to work hard.
We were all admirers of Nehru and socialism. Speaking to RPSG Group Chairman Sanjeev Goenka, Murthy said, “My father used to talk about the extraordinary progress that was happening in the country at that time. We were admirers of Nehru and socialism.
He said I had the chance to work in Paris in the early 70s, but I was confused. Western countries used to talk about how filthy and corrupt India was. There was poverty in my country and there were potholes on the roads.
Murthy said that everyone in Western countries was very prosperous. Trains ran on time. I thought this couldn’t be wrong. I met the leader of the French Communist Party and he answered all my questions, but I was not satisfied.
Entrepreneurs build the nation: Murthy said, “I realized that a country can fight poverty only when it creates jobs, which leads to disposable income. The government has no role in entrepreneurship. I also realized that entrepreneurs build nations because they create jobs. They create wealth for their investors and pay taxes.
He said that if a country adopted capitalism, it would create good roads, good trains and good infrastructure. In a poor country like India, where capitalism had not yet taken root. I realized I needed to come back and experience entrepreneurship.
It is easy to remain unhappy and poor – Narayana Murthy Murthy said that man can think and express himself. God gave us the ability to think and that gives us the right to think of those who are less fortunate than us. We must decide that the rest of the world must respect India.
He said someone here told me that Chinese employees are 3.5 times more productive than an Indian. It is very easy for us to write nonsense, to remain sad, dirty, poor and isolated from the world.
Last year it was also advised to work 70 hours. Last year, in 2023, Narayan Murthy had advised the youth of the country to work 70 hours a week. After that, social media was divided into many different factions. After this statement, Murthy received as much support as criticism. However, experts believe that this will have a negative impact on people’s health.
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