Narayana Murthy, an Indian IT industrialist and co-founder of Infosys, recently presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata at TiEcon Mumbai.
The moment of the two business tycoons was made even more iconic when Narayana Murthy bent down and touched Ratan Tata‘s feet. The gesture made everyone feel the humility that these very successful industrialists posses.
The moment was captured by a photographer at the event and was shared by Ratan Tata himself.
The moment soon went viral all over social media and people were all-praises for the two tycoons. The official Twitter handle of TiE Mumbai shared the pictures of the event too.
Infosys co-founder, Narayana Murthy seeks blessings from TATA sons, Chairman Emeritus, @RNTata2000 at #TiEconMumbai.
A touching gesture of humility & a historic moment indeed. #WednesdayWisdom #narayanamurthy #ratantata pic.twitter.com/MmwNPm4SY4— TiE Mumbai (@TiEMumbai) January 29, 2020
Twitteratis were all head over heels for the two industrialists.
A lesson for us all INDIANS, 2 great sons of our motherland, exceeding eachother in achievements , and yet so humble . Proud of my indianness bcoz of people like them , and not by what we see in TV nowadays
— jitendra hazarey (@jitbony) January 29, 2020
This is the generation that lived life with values, ours is the one that values, values and the younger generation perhaps is trying to look up a cooler word and relate to values!
— ashagkumar (@AshaGKumar1) January 29, 2020
“Living Legends” and “Role Models” who are “Over and Beyond Humility”…
Congratulations Sir @RNTata2000 and thank you for constant motivation and inspiration.
Thank you Sir @Infosys_nmurthy for reiterating that humility is an important trait every entrepreneur should possess.
— Himansshu Joshii (@HimanshuNCJoshi) January 29, 2020
MD & CEO of Oswal Group also shared a video of the event on his official Twitter handle where the moment was caught clearly.
Narayan murthy, founder of Infosys touching feet of Ratan Tata. What a great spirit and humility. 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/75n9Y1nDvW
— Motilal Oswal (@MrMotilalOswal) January 29, 2020
In the event, Narayana Murthy advised all the aspiring entrepreneurs to create enterprises with the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and honesty.