In Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 finale episode, Sudha Murthy shared the story of how she became the first woman engineer of her village Shiggaon and went on to become the first female engineer at TELCO.
Her appointment in TELCO is an interesting tale in itself. There was a time when women were not employed by India’s largest auto manufacturer company TELCO. However, Murthy changed that and became the first woman engineer in the company. When the author, philanthropist appeared on Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 finale episode, she shared amazing life stories wherein she revealed this story as well and then went on to win Rs 25,00,000.
In the show, Murthy shared the story of how she became the first woman engineer of her village Shiggaon and went on to become the first female engineer at TELCO. Talking about the incident, Murthy said, “When I was in college in 1974, I got a scholarship to study in America and I was preparing to go there. However, one day I came across a TELCO job vacancy advertisement but the advertisement mentioned that only men can apply.”
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