Tejasvi Surya reveals Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy flew economy, carried his own luggage; post goes viral
In a heartwarming post on X, Surya shared that during their journey from Mumbai to Bengaluru on a low-cost domestic airline, Murthy not only travelled in economy but also carried his own luggage and used the common washroom at the airport, avoiding the VIP lounge.
Surya called their two-hour conversation during the flight, spanning artificial intelligence, manufacturing, Indian urban development, youth upskilling, ethics, and leadership, 'deeply inspiring'.
'Had an inspiring conversation with the legendary NRN today on the way back to Bengaluru from Mumbai. NRN pioneered the Indian IT services sector, turning it into a global powerhouse. He created wealth for literally lakhs of middle class families through Infosys. In a response to ANI editor Smita Prakash—who praised Murthy for choosing a commercial flight over a private jet despite his $5 billion net worth—Surya added more context,' Surya wrote on X.
'From AI to manufacturing, state of our cities to upskilling our youth to ethics and leadership – it was a 2 hour masterclass learning from him. I humorously quipped at the end of our conversation that I'll strive to meet his 70-hour-a-week target – to which he laughed and said, 'The only person I know who probably works 100 hours a week is Prime Minister Modi!'' he added.
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Had an inspiring conversation with the legendary NRN today on the way back to Bengaluru from Mumbai.
NRN pioneered the Indian IT services sector, turning it into a global powerhouse. He created wealth for literally lakhs of middle class families through Infosys.
From AI to… pic.twitter.com/ZpcnRWmbQR
— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) July 15, 2025
The post quickly grabbed attention, garnering numerous reactions. 'So question arises is if an infosys employee works 70 hours he will have a job security or innfosys has no plans to adapt AI…100 hours a simgle week or 100 hours every week?' a user wrote. 'Absolutely true. NRN indeed is a great entrepreneur. And the long working hours concept depends on the individual and not the organisation to drive. If you are committed to and want to go the extra mile, achieve great heights then time does not matter. So let's stop counting hrs!' another user commented.
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