Infosys founder N R Narayan Murthy sparks controversy with unapologetic stance on 70-hour work week, emphasizing 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.

Narayana Murthy had caused a stir when he said that one should work six-days a week and for more than 12 hours a day with no work-life balance. And now he added more to the controversy.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said he believes that India's progress depends on its citizens' willingness to make sacrifices.

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.

"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

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy has sparked a debate by questioning India's pursuit of homegrown large language models (LLMs). He argues that India

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.

At an event, Narayana Murthy said that he doesn't believe in work life balance, and was disappointed with the shift to a five-day work week.

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said he was "disappointed" with India's shift from a six-day workweek to a five-day workweek in 1986.

Narayana Murthy, who has been vocal about his views on work ethics and productivity, expressed disappointment over India's move from a six-day workweek to a five-day one in 1986.