Narayana Murthy, who stepped down from an executive role at Infosys in 2014, expressed disappointment over the company's shift to a five-day workweek in 1986.

Infosys founder N.R. Narayan Murthy sparks controversy with unapologetic stance on 70-hour workweek, emphasising hard work over balance.

Narayana Murthy went ahead and expressed his disappointment with India adopting a 5 days work week from 6 days work week in 1986. He stressed that the reduced work may affect the growth of India. "We need to work hard in this country. There is no substitute for hard work. Even if you are the most intelligent guy, you have to work hard,” he said.

TV18’s Shereen Bhan at the Global Leadership Summit, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy also recalled how KV Kamath responded to a question about work-life balance nearly 25 years ago.

He urged Indians to work harder as a sign of appreciation for the efforts being made to advance the country Shivam Verma Updated : Nov 15, 2024, 09:10 AM IST Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has voiced his disappointment over India's move to a five-day workweek,

"I don't believe in work-life balance," declares Infosys' Narayana Murthy as he defends his infamous '70-hour work-week' comment while talking to Shereen Bhan at CNBC TV18's Global Leadership Summit #CNBCTV18GLS #CNBCTV18at25 #cnbctv18digital @ShereenBhan pic.twitter.com/Hcrej8DUkw — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) November 14, 2024

India’s culture of oral rather than written knowledge has limited the development of large data repositories, which are crucial for LLMs, according to Murthy.