Former director of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Padmanabhan Balaram defended N.R. Narayana Murthy’s remark about youngsters working 70 hours a week while delivering his commencement address at the first convocation ceremony of Maharani Cluster University on Thursday.
Philanthropist and chairperson of Infosys Foundation Sudha Murthy was also present during the ceremony. Both Mr. Balaram and Ms. Murthy received honorary doctorates during the convocation.
“I must say, because Dr. Sudha Murthy is on the dias, you hear lots of discussion about what Mr. Narayan Murthy said a few days ago. I think it’s been vastly misinterpreted. There is in fact no substitute for hard work in taking individuals forward. And individuals must work hard. How they do it is their own responsibility.”
