Archive · 10 Dec 2025
USC Honors Indian Leaders with Inaugural India Awards
The University of Southern California (USC) held its first-ever India Awards ceremony.
They honored three important leaders: Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Sandeep Tandon.
Narayana Murthy got a special award called the USC–Ratan Tata Award for his work in technology and business.
He has worked with USC for over 20 years and helped start a special center for software research.
The awards celebrate their contributions and ties to USC.
USC presented its first-ever India Awards to honor three leaders with longstanding ties to the university.
Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, received the inaugural USC–Ratan Tata Award for his contributions to technology and business leadership.
Murthy has collaborated with USC Viterbi for over two decades, including the establishment of the Center for Research and Education in Advanced Software Technologies (CAST) in 2008.
The ceremony also included the launch of the USC–Ratan Tata Award, instituted in honor of the late USC Life Trustee Ratan Tata.
Other recipients of the USC India Awards include Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder and chairperson of Biocon Group, and Sandeep Tandon, founder-chairman of Syrma SGS Tech and Infinix.
- Who
- Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Sandeep Tandon
- What
- USC India Awards ceremony
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- University of Southern California (USC)
- Why
- To recognize leaders with longstanding ties to USC and their contributions to technology, business leadership, and ethical entrepreneurship
- Award
- USC India Awards
- Recipients
- Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Sandeep Tandon
- Inaugural Award
- USC–Ratan Tata Award
- Recipient of Inaugural Award
- Narayana Murthy
- University
- University of Southern California (USC)
- Award Purpose
- Recognizing contributions to technology, business leadership, and ethical entrepreneurship
- Collaboration
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering
- Center Established
- Center for Research and Education in Advanced Software Technologies (CAST)