Comprehension1. Answer the following questions.a. Describe Narayana Murthy's chance encounter with a famous computer scientist. What inspiration did he draw from this experience?b. What change did Narayana Murthy's experience with the Bulgarian guards bring about in his thinking?c.how did Narayana Murthy benefit from refusing to sell Infosys for '$1' million?d.What lesson did Narayana Murthy learn from his dealings with a Fortune 10 company?e. What has the recent work of psychologist Carol Dweck shown about people's mindsers?f. What are Narayana Murthy's views on wealth? Do you agree with them?
Answers
a. While giving a lecture in New York University Narayana Murthy said Based on my Life experience, I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present.
b. We were talking about life in Bulgaria. I think the boy, who was accompanying the girl, got upset with us for some reason. So, he went and brought the police," Murthy said on Sunday while addressing the audience at a tech fest organized by IIT. The Bulgarian guards took Murthy's passport, luggage and dragged him on the platform. He was kept in an 8X8 room, with primitive toilet facilities, for a few days.
d. Fortune cited his lesson that an organisation starting from scratch must coalesce around a team of people with an enduring value system. “It is all about sacrifice today, fulfilment tomorrow," it quotes Murthy, who is ranked 10th, as saying.