Giving Compass' Take:

• Your Story gets insight from Sudha Murty, Chairperson of Infosys Foundation, who discussed what it takes to general social impact in India through entrepreneurship.

• What can organizations in the U.S. learn from Murty's example? Sometimes just a little push is needed to help someone with a world-changing idea.

• Here's why social venture philanthropists thrive in India.

Sudha Murty is no stranger to struggle, hardships and challenges. And she has always come out on top of it all with an innate strength that you cannot miss when you meet her. She has a fire within her to help and light up lives. And it's so visible when you look into her eyes. Aarohan Social Innovation Awards is one such effort from her to help innovators and social entrepreneurs who need support to make their dreams come true.

She remembers the obstacles that her family faced when her husband, Narayana Murthy, was in the process of setting up Infosys more than 35 years ago. Back then, she recalls, there were no angel investors, no early-stage seed funds to help entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground. It was a time when society looked down upon entrepreneurs. If some made money, people thought it was because they were doing something illegal. The young couple, living in a rented house and raising two children, took it all in their stride and kept going.

And so they did.

What every entrepreneur needs are great family support and some financial help. "It is hard earned experience that has taught me that a small helping hand goes a long way in helping someone, who wants to rise, make that leap.”

Read the full article about scaling social innovation in India by Shradha Sharma at yourstory.com