<p>Rohan Murthy (28) is a Microsoft fellow, pursuing PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University and Lakshmi (27) is daughter of the country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan.<br /><br />The star-studded event was attended by senior BJP leader L K Advani, Union Ministers P Chidambaram, Kamal Nath, Anand Sharma and G K Vasan besides top corporate honchos.<br /><br />Infosys former Chairman and Unique Identification Development Authority of India President Nandhan Nilekani, Air Deccan founder-chairman Captain G R Gopinath and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej were among the guests.<br /><br />About 100-150 priests from the hill shrine of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam rendered "sthothrams" to bless the couple.<br /><br />At the stroke of 10.15 am, Rohan tied the 'mangalsutra' around Lakshmi's neck at the ceremony held at the house of A Ananthakrishnan Iyer, father of late business magnate and Rs 7,000 crore Amalgamations Group Chairman A Sivasailam.<br /><br />Rohan was seen dressed in a silk sherwani and Lakshmi looked resplendent in a red saree.<br /><br />Tight security was in place at the venue in Radhakrishnan Salai and the media was kept at bay.<br /><br />Carnatic vocalists Sudha Raghunathan and Soumya rendered devotional songs.<br />The reception is slated to be held tomorrow at a farm house on the outskirts of Chennai. Another reception has also been planned at Bangalore later this week.<br /><br />According to Narayana Murthy, Rohan proposed to Lakshmi last year. The engagement was held in June 2010.<br /><br />Lakshmi, who has a degree in Economics from Yale University and a PhD in manufacturing management from Warwick University in the UK, has been groomed to take greater responsibility in Sundaram Clayton (an auto component maker) and TVS Motor.<br /><br />Her mother Mallika Srinivasan is the vice-chairman of Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE).<br />Rohan's mother Sudha Murthy is a well-known social worker and Chairperson of Infosys Foundation.<br /><br />The Murthy family has about 4.5 per cent of the shares of Infosys Technologies, which has a market capitalisation of Rs 164,368 crore.<br /><br />Rohan reportedly has 1.39 per cent with over 79 lakh shares in the company that his father co-founded.</p>
<p>Rohan Murthy (28) is a Microsoft fellow, pursuing PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University and Lakshmi (27) is daughter of the country's second largest two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan.<br /><br />The star-studded event was attended by senior BJP leader L K Advani, Union Ministers P Chidambaram, Kamal Nath, Anand Sharma and G K Vasan besides top corporate honchos.<br /><br />Infosys former Chairman and Unique Identification Development Authority of India President Nandhan Nilekani, Air Deccan founder-chairman Captain G R Gopinath and Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej were among the guests.<br /><br />About 100-150 priests from the hill shrine of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam rendered "sthothrams" to bless the couple.<br /><br />At the stroke of 10.15 am, Rohan tied the 'mangalsutra' around Lakshmi's neck at the ceremony held at the house of A Ananthakrishnan Iyer, father of late business magnate and Rs 7,000 crore Amalgamations Group Chairman A Sivasailam.<br /><br />Rohan was seen dressed in a silk sherwani and Lakshmi looked resplendent in a red saree.<br /><br />Tight security was in place at the venue in Radhakrishnan Salai and the media was kept at bay.<br /><br />Carnatic vocalists Sudha Raghunathan and Soumya rendered devotional songs.<br />The reception is slated to be held tomorrow at a farm house on the outskirts of Chennai. Another reception has also been planned at Bangalore later this week.<br /><br />According to Narayana Murthy, Rohan proposed to Lakshmi last year. The engagement was held in June 2010.<br /><br />Lakshmi, who has a degree in Economics from Yale University and a PhD in manufacturing management from Warwick University in the UK, has been groomed to take greater responsibility in Sundaram Clayton (an auto component maker) and TVS Motor.<br /><br />Her mother Mallika Srinivasan is the vice-chairman of Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE).<br />Rohan's mother Sudha Murthy is a well-known social worker and Chairperson of Infosys Foundation.<br /><br />The Murthy family has about 4.5 per cent of the shares of Infosys Technologies, which has a market capitalisation of Rs 164,368 crore.<br /><br />Rohan reportedly has 1.39 per cent with over 79 lakh shares in the company that his father co-founded.</p>