In 2018, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2019, she was conferred with the Padma Shri which is the highest civilian honour in India. Some of Sudha Murthy’s widely acclaimed books include The Mother I Never Knew, Three Thousand Stitches, The Man from the Egg and Magic of the Lost Temple. IIT Kanpur awarded her Honorary degree of Doctor of Science.“Hemmeya-Kannadiga” award from television.Life Time Achievement Award at the Crossword-Raymond Book Awards.Honorary LLD for her contribution to promoting formal legal education and scholarship in India.‘Ojaswini’ award for excellent social work for the year 2000.Best Teacher Award in 1995 by Rotary Club of Karnataka.CS Desai Prize for standing first in University of Karnataka.Gold medal from Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri Devaraj Urs, for securing the highest marks in B.E in the state.