Who is this Akshada Murthy?
As per report Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murthy are one of the richest couples in Britain. According to the sunday Times UK Rich List, their net worth was estimated at $837 million (Rs 6912 crore) last year. Sunak, who is of indian origin, is the prime minister of Britain. On the other hand, Akshata Murthy is the daughter of indian billionaire NR narayana murthy, founder of India's leading company Infosys.
Reportedly Akshata Murthy, descendant of Infosys founder narayana murthy - sudha Murthy, was born in Hupally, Karnataka. He completed his schooling in Bangalore, the headquarters of Infosys. He has double majored in both economics and French from Claremont McKenna college in California. She later graduated from the fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles with a degree in fashion designing. Akshada met Sunak at Stanford, where he was studying business management. They got married in 2009 and have two children, krishna and Anushka. They have made huge real estate investments. They have their own house in Kensington. The price of the property is Rs.71 crore. They also have a flat there. They have a penthouse in california and a mansion in Yorkshire.
Meanwhile Sunak's mother is a pharmacist and his father is a doctor. Akshata Murthy's mother sudha Murthy is a novelist, engineer, feminist and philanthropist. Akshata Murthy owns a fashion company called Akshata Designs. He connects with artisans in remote villages to create the garments. Akshada Murthy is the director of british brand New and Lingwood and director of Catamaran Ventures UK, founded by Sunak and Akshada. The wealthy couple own a £7million home in Kensington, a £1.5million mansion in Yorkshire and a penthouse in Santa Monica.
Born near Bangalore in 1980, Mrs. Murthy's parents were N.R. Narayanan and sudha founded a software company called Infosys. His father was the CEO of the company from 1981 to 2002. And built it into a global empire worth billions of dollars. He was called 'Bill Gates of India'. Narayana Murthy's net worth is 35,500 crores. Akshada Murthy held 0.93 per cent stake in Infosys till september 30 last year. Akshada earns crores in dividends every year. Sunak is a british citizen. However, Akshata did not give up her indian citizenship. It is important to note that india does not allow dual citizenship like many european countries.