BENGALURU: In a blunt message, IT czar N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said India has failed to generate even a single "earth-shaking" invention in the past 60 years that could become a household name globally.

Besides, none of the Prime Ministers since Jawaharlal Nehru have paid any attention to the need for impactful research from the country, Murthy said while delivering the convocation address at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science here.

"Our youngsters have not done much impactful research work despite being equal to their counterparts in intellect and energy in Western universities," he said.