Narayana Murthy in Mangalore

Its a little more then 3 years since I joined Infosys and yesterday was the inauguration function of the 10 year celebration of mInfosys. Like I had mentioned in my earlier post, 8th September 2005 would mark 10 years of Mangalore Infosys Development center.

Mr. Narayana Murthy, our Chief Mentor was present for the yesterday’s inauguration session at Mangalore. This was the first time that I could see him in person!

Our entire office was decorated for this occasion.
You can see the Rangolies below :

Due to the Mangalore rains, the entire open air amphitheater was covered. You can see the stage settings and the amphitheater below :

The stage decoration & Amphitheater

The inaugural session began at around 5 PM in the evening. I got some good close up snaps of both Mr. Murthy and Mr. Mohandas Pai, our CFO.

Mr. Narayana Murthy & Mr. Mohandas Pai

The inaugural function was followed by cultural show. Also, yesterday was the traditional day, and all Infoscions were in their traditional attire!

The star of the show was obviously Mr. Narayana Murthy. I had heard/read/seen a lot about him before, and knew that he was a very simple man, but after what i saw yesterday, it was a reaffirmation of what I had heard/read and seen. Really amazed at the simplicity of this man.

Some things that I noted about Mr. Murthy:

• We made a presentation to him, and he would listen fully to what you say. Always talks very kindly.
• When he arrived at our office, he was in a formal attire. After he came to know that Mangalore Infosys was celebration traditional day, he switch over to a traditional dress - Down to earth person.
• Absolutely did not show any signs of being such a big person. He was the Most energetic person in the entire crowd. Would clap for every performance on stage. He was with the crowd most of the time, talking to all the employees, taking snaps etc.
• Leadership by example - This one impressed me a lot! - For the buffet dinner, he stood in the queue along with the junta, served himself, and then settled down.

I can go on and on………….We have soo much to learn from a person like Mr. Murthy.

And here is the most treasured photo of all :

Me on the immediate right of NRN ! A memorable moment

Update : September 9th Function at Mangalore.

11 comments | August 19th, 2005 at 11:26pm