Bangalore: Infosys has recalled its iconic leader N.R. Narayana Murthy for the rescue mission following the Indian giant’s underperformance in the last quarters. Murthy will make his comeback as Executive Chairman while son Rohan will assist him in this regard. The market responded with 15 percent slump in shares, following the news.  

Since its inception in 1981, there were many hands and sacrifices under one leader for which the company has been lauded for its overall efforts and contributions. Here are some thrilling events in Infy’s history compiled by Reuters that has inspired many younger generations over the years.

#1 1981 –N.R. Narayana Murthy led the team along with six other engineers in Pune to start the company. The idea of Infosys bloomed out on January 1981, when Murthy and his team mates sat in an apartment to discuss about how they could come up with a company that writes software codes. Within six months, on July 2, 1981, Infosys was registered as a private company. One of the co-founders, N.S. Raghavan’a house in Mumbai was the company’s registered office.

Murthy was said to have borrowed $250 from wife, Sudha Murthy for the starting capital of Infosys Consultants Pvt Ltd, which was its official name.