When Narayana Murthy once visited the US for client work during the initial days of Infosys, a temperamental American businessman made him sleep on a large box in a windowless storeroom surrounded by cartons though his own home had four bedrooms. Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has come out with a biography covering the early years of Sudha Murty's and Narayana Murthy's lives that is replete with many such nuggets about the iconic couple. Published by Juggernaut Books, "An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy" is the story of the Murthys' early years - from their courtship to Infosys' founding years and from their marriage to parenthood. Donn Liles, who headed the New York-based company Data Basics Corporation, was a temperamental client and was especially unpleasant to Murthy at times. "He would often delay payments when he could, and Murthy would then be the target of his ire because he would hold his ground, refusing to budge on timely ...
While the bulk of Infosys's recruitment remains in India -- with 15,000 grads enlisted over the past 12 months -- Infosys is laying the foundation for more hiring abroad at a rapid clip
In 2017, Infosys had committed to hiring 10,000 American workers over two years, and has created 13,000 jobs in the US to date
California initiated legal actions against Infosys after a compliant was filed by whistleblower Jack 'Jay' Palmer, a former Infosys employee
The announcement reinforces the IT major's May 2017 commitment to hire 10,000 Americans and open technology-cum-innovation hubs across the US by 2023
The hiring in Rhode Island is part of Infosys' announcement on to recruit 10,000 Americans by setting up four such hubs across the US to focus on new technologies
US hiring will not impact its recruitment plans in India, says Vishal Sikka