Narayan Murthy News: Infosys co-founder Narayan Murthy has once again sparked a debate on social media. This time his controversial statement is about children’s studies and discipline in the family. Recently, during an event in Bengaluru, Murthy said that parents should create a disciplined environment at home, so that children can focus on studies by diverting their attention from things like social media. He particularly emphasized that if parents themselves are watching movies, then it is meaningless to expect children to study.
“If parents are watching movies themselves and then telling their children, ‘No, no, you study,’ it will not work,” Murthy said. He also said that along with his wife Sudha Murthy, he spent three to three-and-a-half hours every day studying with his children, Akshata and Rohan. He says this was an important part of instilling discipline.
However, Murthy’s suggestion generated angry reactions on social media. Many people raised the question that if parents work 70 hours a week, how will they be able to spend time with their children? It is worth mentioning that last year Narayan Murthy had said that people should work 72 hours a week, that is, according to this, it would be necessary to work 14 hours every day.
A social media user said, “If parents work 72 hours a day, as you say, when will they spend time with their children?” Many called it unrealistic as parents have to manage household chores along with their work. Many users criticised Murthy for his advice being beyond the reality of everyday life.
Murthy also revealed at the event that there was a strict ban on watching TV in his family. The TV was completely switched off from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and even after that, studies continued after dinner from 9 pm to 11 pm. Murthy said, “My wife’s argument was that if I am watching TV, I cannot ask my children to study. So she sacrificed her TV watching time and helped them study.”
However, many users on social media stressed that children want to play with friends in the evening after school. In such a situation, it may be more practical to encourage them to read by buying books. Narayan Murthy has also been in the headlines earlier for his advice to work 70 hours. He had then said that when he was setting up his company, he used to work 90 hours every week and it was not a useless part of his life.
After making a big statement about working hours, Murthy’s statement has again created a stir on social media with some people criticising him while others are praising his lifestyle and dedication towards discipline.