Satya Nadella as a child with her father BN Yugandhar.
New Delhi:
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote an emotional tribute to his late father on Father’s Day, explaining how he helped shape his views on work and life.
Mr. Nadella said one of his earliest memories of his father capturing “his passions, his values and the work of his life” got up in the middle of the night and found him taking a break after a long day of work by reading a book by a Russian author.
In memory of his father BN Yugandhar, an IAS officer who died last year from a brief illness, Nadella said: “My father’s job was more than just work for him. “
In an article posted on LinkedIn on Sunday, Microsoft CEO wrote that his father “had delved into field programs, policy formulation and legislative work, pushing tirelessly for progress in each of these areas. over the decades. What gave him deep satisfaction was not the abstract, but the people he worked for and the impact his work had on their lives. “
“The way he combined his work with the passions of his life, the deep meaning it derived from it, helped shape my own views of work and life,” he added.
Satya Nadella with her mother and father in 1970.
BN Yugandhar served in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Planning Commission. He has held many key positions both in Andhra Pradesh and in the Center. “He told me that life is a terminal condition, and no one comes out alive. But his life can speak to us by transmitting to us what is most important to be human and to live,” said Mr. Nadela. in his post. .
BN Yugandhar spent many years at the National Academy of Administration in India, first as a student, then as a junior professor, then as a director.
Nadela said the most enduring lesson from his father’s life was the need to keep an open mind and keep curiosity alive throughout life.
“I work and live in a very different context and era. And yet, I am guided by the lessons he taught me in living his life to fulfill his passions and principles,” he said.
