From visa grilling to VIP nods, Sudha Murty’s US tales in Parliament’s Budget debate spotlight India’s image overhaul. In 1979, suspicion defined her entry: officials dissected her motives, finances, tickets. A customs quip on her sari led to snake lore myths, treating her like an extraterrestrial. The three-month visa stamp came unexplained, testing her novice nerves.
Recent visits? Pure adulation for India’s entrepreneurial fire, unicorn factories, tech supremacy, Bengaluru buzz, work ethic, lawfulness, and cultural splendor. Murty pins this on 15 years of solid rule, intrepid budgets, sound economy, and leaders beaming with civilizational pride.
She cheered Sitharaman’s ninth budget as a woman-power symbol, loving heritage allocations. Amp up ‘Project Mausam’ with a 39-nation conclave at Puri’s shores, she urged. ‘She-Markets’ shine, but need self-reliance, security lights, mom-friendly amenities, customer proximity for women vendors’ wins.
Every-district girls’ dorms herald safety nets via loos and lodging. Hurdles abound, yet Murty asserts: strategic guidance, moral compass, pro-citizen steps make India invincible. Her anecdotes crystallize a truth—diligence and direction have rewritten global narratives, from wary glances to standing ovations.