Each story covers a facet of human nature and has something to tell. As the Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, she has come across many types of people in her office as well as while travelling during the course of her work. Her stories cover the length an Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life is a collection of fifty one short stories baed on the real life experiences of Mrs Sudha Murthy. Her dedication states “For the ‘shirtless people of India’ who have taught me so much about my country”. Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life is a collection of fifty one short stories baed on the real life experiences of Mrs Sudha Murthy. This revised new edition is sure to charm many more readers and encourage them to explore their inner selves and the world around us with new eyes.more
From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women, she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart.įirst published in 2002, Wise and Otherwise has sold over 30,000 copies in English and has been translated into all the major Indian languages.
These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book. These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening Fifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human natureĪ man dumps his aged father in an old-age home after declaring him to be a homeless stranger, a tribal chief in the Sahyadri hills teaches the author that there is humility in receiving too, and a sick woman remembers to thank her benefactor even from her deathbed. Fifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human nature A man dumps his aged father in an old-age home after declaring him to be a homeless stranger, a tribal chief in the Sahyadri hills teaches the author that there is humility in receiving too, and a sick woman remembers to thank her benefactor even from her deathbed.