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Sudha Murty presents a collection of stories for kids in How I Taught My Grandmother To Read and Other Stories. Summary of the Book In this collection, Mrs. Murty teaches young children about her own life. She writes about a young student who played truant from school. She also tells the story of how her mother’s advice to save money helped her husband when he tried to start the information giant named Infosys. She also writes how she fulfilled her promise to her grandmother by ensuring that her tiny village library was always well-stocked with books. These stories teach young kids good morals and help them understand how kindness and honesty always pay back in return. About Sudha Murty Sudha Murty is an Indian entrepreneur, businesswoman and writer. She is well known for her books in Kannada and English: Dollar Sose, Runa, Old Man and his God and Wise and Otherwise among them. Mrs. Murty completed her M.E. from the Indian Institute of Science and was the first female engineer hired at India's largest auto manufacturer TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company or TELCO. She is married to Infosys chairman N. R. Narayana Murthy.