“The candidates do not need the lady

Sudha M motty was still a student of computer science at IISC Bangalore in the seventies of the last century when she faced an advertisement for work from Telco (now Tata Motors) who ended up evacuating a sharp responsibility: “The candidates do not need the lady to apply.”

Instead of getting away, she picked up her pen and wrote directly to JRD Tata – a step that calmly challenges institutional bias and form the future of the Indian industry.

In her message, Morti wondered how a company based on a parable of progress and equality can publicly prevent women from progressing. The response was fast and decisive. Within a few days, she got a telegram inviting her to an interview at the Pune’s Telco Factory – all paid expenses.

At that time, a woman’s engineer on the floor of the factory was not only unusual; No one heard of it. However, she penetrated her skill and clarity of thought. Morty was appointed to become the first engineer at Telco-is a teacher that will open the doors for generations of women to enter the technical fields that are outside the borders.

Its time in Telco will prove to change life in more than one way. In Pune, she met NR NARYANA MURTHY, a reserved software engineer who will continue to establish Infosys. Their marriage, based on common values ​​and mutual respect, has become one of the most influential partnerships in India in business and charitable works.

Years later, during the company’s event, publicly presented by JRD Tata as “the first woman’s engineer in the store hall”, a moment that has proven the validity of her calm challenge to a biased regime. When she eventually resigned to support her young husband’s project, she was a generous and encouraging Tata Farewell – a final gesture to respect from a leader who was ready to listen and act.

The story, which recently appeared in the LinkedIn post by the Mumbai -based CSO Chirag Warth, has a tendon throughout India. At a time when property rights in the workplace remain a critical issue,