Akshata Murthy, daughter of author Infosys
Narayana Murthy married her Stanford classmate
Rishi Sunak on Sunday, running in a simple ceremony at
Hotel Leela Palace in Bangalore.
The marriage began with a traditional
Indian wedding, followed by a typical Karnataka vegetarian lunch and reception. This will be followed by a reception in New York in September. Akshata, dressed in a bright
orange ghagra-choli and her husband Sunak, in a
smart suit, greeted guests at the Grand Ballroom. Participants in the wedding were touched by the love and personal attention
Murthy family. 
The reception was attended by more than
1,000 guests from the business community, along with Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, Biocon chairman and
managing director Kiran mazumdar Shaw, founder of low-cost airline, Air Deccan, Captain GR Gopinath, a former Infosys
CEO Nandan Nilekani, Titan Industries MD Bhaskar Bhat, Narayana Hrudayalaya founder and Chairman Devi Shetty, MindTree chairman Ashok Soot. Politicians including
Mallikarjun Kharga, Dharam Singh and Siddaramaiah. Others were former badminton ace
Prakash Padukone and ex-footballer
Syed Kirmani and theater personality Girish Karnad
