Bengaluru cardiologist on Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour work week advice: 'Wonder why young people are getting heart attacks'

A Bengaluru-based cardiologist gave a detailed breakdown while reacting to NR Narayana Murthy's advice that India's youngster must work 70 hours every week.

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy's advice that India's youngsters must work for 70 hours every week in a bid to boost the country's overall work productivity has caused an explosion on social media and other platforms and led to many mixed reactions from users.

On Friday, Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy, a Bengaluru-based cardiologist weighed in on the issue and in a detailed post on X (formerly Twitter), broke down the amount of time spent by an average professional dividing the day between work and other commitments.

24 hours per day (as far as I know)
If you work 6 days a week - 12h per day
Remaining 12h
8 hours sleep
4 hours remain
In a city like Bengaluru
2 hours on road
2 hours remain - Brush, poop, bathe, eat
No time to socialise
No time to talk to family
No time to exercise… https://t.co/dDTKAPfJf8

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— Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy (@DrDeepakKrishn1) October 27, 2023

"Very true. And, the analogy they try to portray is that if someone who happily puts 60 to 70 hours gets ahead in career, is not at all true. You just get better in the eyes of your manager. Ultimately, your talent that speaks," one user wrote.

"To say the least, this will lead to cardiac issues, stress related complications, mental & psychological problems, divorce, parental issues, anxiety and so on," another user wrote.

"The average working hours provided by the International Labour Organization - 52hr on average weekly hours. It's possible to work 70 hours a week," a third user wrote.

Murthy's views have found backing from the likes of Ola's Bhavish Agarwal and JSW's Sajjan Jindal.

Also read: TV Mohandas Pai shuts down Infosys critic over Narayana Murthy's '70-hour workweek' remark