Infosys chief to receive top Rotary award

Kolkata, July 18 (UNI) Mr N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman of Infosys, will be given the prestigious ''Four way test awards'' by the Rotary International district 3290 here in recognition of his ''unmatched contributions in the field of Information Technology''.

The award in the form of a citation, a silver plaque and a shawl will be presented to Mr Murthy by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi at a special ceremony here on Auguast3 in presence of a host of other dignitaries from different fields.

Announcing this, Rotarian Sashi Seth, president RI District 3290, told UNI here yesterday that Mr Murthy was selected for the prestigious annual award after duly considering his role in total evolution of the standard of corporate governance in Indian business and the need for ethics and values in life.

Among the luminaries, who had received the award previously, were Ms Kiran Bedi, Mr T N Seshan, Ms Medha Patekar, Mr Nanaji Deshmukh, Mr S R Rao, Dr Ramanand Sagar, Dr V Kurien and Ms Maneka Gandhi, he informed.

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