Sudha Murty is an Indian author known for her novels, short stories, technical books and children's books. She was born in 1950 in north Karnataka and has a master's degree in computer science. Some of her books have been translated into major Indian languages. Murty has received several honors for her contribution to literature, including the RK Narayan Award and the Padma Shri. The book "The Daughter from a Wishing Tree" contains stories from Indian mythology told in Murty's simple yet impactful style. Each story teaches a lesson and the book's title comes from a tale about how Goddess Parvati's wish for a daughter was granted by a wishing tree.

1. My Favourite Book
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2. The daughter from a wishing
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3. About The
Author

4. Suddha Murty
• Sudha Murthy was born in 1950, Shigaon, north
Karnataka she did her Mtech in computer science, and
his now the chairperson of the Infosys foundation. A
prolific writer in English and Kannada she has written
novels, technical book ,travelogues, collection of short
stories and non-fiction pieces and six books for
children. Her books have been translated into all the
major Indian languages. Sudha Murty was the recipient
of the RK Narayan award for literature and the Padma
Shri in 2006 and the Attimabbe award from the
government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada
literature in 2011.

5. The daughter from a
wishing tree
Simple and impactful, Sudha Murty’s writing style is often appreciated by children.
This book contains a series of unheard and very interesting stories of Indian
Mythology. These stories preach us different lessons and each one of the stories is
beautiful. The book receives its name from one of the stories where it talks about how
Goddess Parvati’s wish to have a daughter was granted by a wishing tree. This is a
very lovely book and can be read again many times!