Akshata Murthy

Daughter of celebrated parents Narayan Murthy and Sudha Murthy, Akshata did her schooling in Bangalore and college in Claremont McKenna in Los Angele. She also holds an MBA from Stanford. She held a couple of corporate jobs at Deloitte and Unilever but soon realized this was not her calling. She has launched an eponymously branded clothing line and says fashion is ‘her thing’ and not IT. She refrains from using her surname as it brings unwanted attention and some perks, too. She is ambitious and says that she wants to maintain a low profile until her business stands on its feet. She wants to speak on its merit rather than anything else. She is married to Rishi Sunak, a classmate from Stanford. With her clothing line, she hopes to marry social activism with commercial proposition. Her new label aims to revive traditional fabrics, motifs and weaves and also, in the modus operandi, provide livelihood to local artisans. Reports suggest that she will collaborate with NGOs to source material and then team it with western styling.