Murthy stressed the need to create 2,500 institutions to train primary and secondary school teachers by spending $20 billion over the next two decades. For this, he suggested inviting 10,000 retired highly accomplished teachers from over the globe and India.
Sudha Murty said amid laughter, "There is a funny thing about this award because Narayana Murty also got it in 2014 and I got it in 2023. So we're the first couple to get this award."
While that wrinkle was resolved after Akshata agreed to pay the taxes from her worldwide income, the unassuming figure is fast becoming a much-searched keyword on search engines.
