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Ratan Tata Biography: Birth, Age, Education, Family, Successor, Net Worth, Awards, Lessons, and More

On the occasion of ratan tata's 85th birthday, let us take a look at the life of one of the most renowned business tycoons in india. .

Ratan Tata Biography

Ratan Tata: Birth, Age, Family, and Education

Born on 28 December 1937 in Bombay, British India (present-day Mumbai), Ratan Tata is the son of Naval Tata and Sooni Commissariat. They got separated when Ratan Tata was 10 years old. He was then formally adopted by his grandmother Navajbai Tata through the J. N. Petit Parsi Orphanage. Ratan Tata was raised with his half-brother Noel Tata (son of Naval Tata and Simone Tata). 

The 84-year-old attended Campion School, Mumbai, Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, and Riverdale Country School in New York City. He is an alumnus of Cornell University and Harvard Business School.

Ratan Tata as Chairperson of Tata Sons

When JRD Tata stepped down as the chairperson of Tata Sons in 1991, he named Ratan Tata his successor. He faced stiff resistance from many companies heads who spent decades in their respective companies. Tata began replacing them by setting a retirement age. He further made it compulsory for each company to report to the group office. Under his leadership, the overlapping companies of Tata Sons were streamlined into a synergized whole. 

During his 21 years of stewardship, revenues grew over 40 times, and profit over 50 times. He got Tata Tea to acquire Tetley, Tata Motors to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, and Tata Steel to acquire Corus, turning the organization from a largely India-centric group into a global business. 

He also conceptualized the Tata Nano car. The car was capped at a price that was within the reach of the average Indian consumer. 

Upon turning 75, Ratan Tata stepped down as the Chairperson of Tata Sons on 28 December 2012. Cyrus Mistry was named his successor, however, the Board of Directors and Legal division voted for his removal on 24 October 2016 and Ratan Tata was then made the group's interim chairman.

A selection committee comprising Ratan Tata, TVS Group head Venu Srinivasan, Amit Chandra of Bain Capital, former diplomat Ronen Sen, and Lord Kumar Bhattacharya was formed to find the successor of Ratan Tata. The committee named  Natarajan Chandrasekaran as the Chairperson of Tata Sons on 12 January 2017.

Philanthropic Work of Ratan Tata

Being a supporter of education, medicine, and rural development, Ratan Tata supported the University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering to provide improved water for challenged areas.

Tata Education and Development Trust endowed a $28  million Tata Scholarship Fund that will allow Cornell University to provide financial aid to undergraduate students from India. The annual scholarship will support approximately 20 students at a given time. 

Tata Group companies and Tata charities donated $50 million in 2010 to Harvard Business School (HBS) for the construction of an executive center.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) donated $35 million to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a facility to research cognitive systems and autonomous vehicles. It is the largest ever donation by a company and the 48,000 square-foot building is called TCS Hall.

Tata Group donated Rs. 950 million to the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 2014 and formed Tata Center for Technology and Design (TCTD). It was the largest ever donation received in the history of the institute. 

Tata Trusts also provided a grant of ₹750 million to the Centre for Neuroscience, the Indian Institute of Science, to study mechanisms underlying the cause of Alzheimer's disease and to evolve methods for its early diagnosis and treatment.

Ratan Tata Wife

"I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another," said Ratan Tata in 2011. 

Awards 

Ratan Tata Family Tree

1- Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata- Founder of Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate company. He was married to Hirabai Daboo. 

2- Dorabji Tata- The elder son of Jamshedji Tata and second chairperson of the Tata Group. His wife was Meherbai Tata, the paternal aunt of renowned nuclear scientist Homi J. Bhabha.

3- Ratanji Tata- Younger son of Jamshedji Tata. He was the pioneer of poverty studies. He was married to Navajbai Tata. His wife adopted an orphan, Naval, who was the grand-nephew of Hirabai Tata, and raised him as her own son.

4- Naval Tata- Adopted son of Navajbai Tata. His biological father was Hormusji Tata. His maternal grandmother was the sister of Hirabai Tata. Director in several Tata companies, ILO member, and recipient of Padma Bhushan, Naval Tata had three sons-- Ratan Tata (5th chairperson of Tata Group), Jimmy Tata, and Noel Tata (Chairperson of Trent Limited)-- from two marriages.

5-Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata- He was one of the early stalwarts who served the Tata Group. His father Dadabhoy and his mother Jamshedji Tata, Jeevanbai, were siblings. He married Suzanne Brière and the couple gave birth to five children, including J.R.D. Tata and Sylla Tata.

6- J.R.D. Tata- He served as the fourth Chairperson of the Tata Group. He is the founder of Tata Airlines (later Air India).

7- Sylla Tata- Elder sister of J.R.D. Tata was married to the founder of the first textile mill in India, Dinshaw Maneckji Petit. Her sister-in-law  Rattanbai Petit, was married to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah's only child, Dina Jinnah, was married to Neville Ness Wadia. 

Famous Quotes By Ratan Tata

1- “I don’t believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.”

2- “If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together.”

3- “I’ve often felt that the Indian Tiger has not been unleashed.”

4- “People still believe what they read is necessarily the truth.”

5-  “If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it… If it doesn’t stand the test of public scrutiny then don’t do it.”

6- “Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.”

7- “I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned, and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done.”

8- “None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!”

9- “Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.”

10- “Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive.”

11- “Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one – that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be.”

12- “I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can’t respect him.”

13- “There are many things that, if I have to relive, maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.”

14- “Don’t be serious, enjoy life as it comes.”

15- “I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.”

16- “One hundred years from now, I expect the Tatas to be much bigger than it is now. More importantly, I hope the Group comes to be regarded as being the best in India.. best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and our best in our value systems and ethics. Having said that, I hope that a hundred years from now we will spread our wings far beyond India.”

17- “Take the stones people to throw at you, and use them to build a monument”

18- “I followed someone who had very large shoes. He had very large shoes. Mr. J. R. D. Tata. He was a legend in the Indian business community. He had been at the helm of the Tata organization for 50 years. You were almost starting to think he was going to be there forever.”

19- “Young entrepreneurs will make a difference in the Indian ecosystem.”

20- “I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.”

21- “The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.”

22- “At Tatas, we believe that if we are not among the top three in an industry, we should look seriously at what it would take to become one of the top three players.. or think about exiting the industry”

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• Who is the wife of Ratan Tata? + Ratan Tata is unmarried. He once loved a girl in Los Angeles while working there and had to return to India as his family member was ill. The girl's parents didn't allow her to go to India. Tata stood by his commitment and is unmarried to date.
• Is Ratan Tata adopted? + Ratan Tata is the son of Naval Tata and Sooni Commissariat. When his parents were separated, he was formally adopted by his grandmother and widow of Sir Ratanji Tata-- Navajbai Tata-- through the J. N. Petit Parsi Orphanage.
• Is Ratan Tata married? + No, Ratan Tata is not married. "I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another," said Ratan Tata in 2011.
• Who is Ratan Tata? + Ratan Tata is Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons and Tata Group. He is also known for his philanthropic work.
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Ratan Tata Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist, who was the chairman of Tata Group and its subsidiaries. Ratan Tata received Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008. Tata Motors, under his leadership, produced India’s first indigenous car, Tata Indica, in 1998 and India’s cheapest car, Tata Nano, in 2008.

Wiki/Biography

Ratan Naval Tata was born on Tuesday, 28 December 1937 ( age 86 years; as of 2023 ) in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. Ratan Tata completed his schooling at Campion School in Mumbai, Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, and The Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. Later, he went to the United States of America, where he enrolled at Cornell University in New York. There, he earned a bachelor’s degree in science in architecture in 1962.

Ratan Tata (right) during his college days

After completing his graduation, he worked at Jones & Emmons in Los Angeles for a short while. He completed his Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in Massachusetts, the US, in 1975. [1] Tata Group

A photo of Ratan Tata taken during his young days

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 9″

Hair Colour:  Salt and Pepper

Eye Colour:  Dark Brown

Ratan Tata with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ratan Tata was born into a Gujarati business-class Parsi family in Mumbai. [2] The Guardian

Parents & Siblings

His father, Naval Hormusji Tata , was a businessman, who served as the director as well as the deputy chairman of Tata Sons. He passed away on 5 May 1989 in Mumbai due to cancer. Naval Tata was adopted from an orphanage by Ratanji Tata’s wife Navajbai after his father and mother passed away.

Naval Tata with son Ratan Naval Tata

His mother’s name is Sooni Commissariat (deceased). Ratan’s parents got divorced in 1948 when he was only ten years old. After their parents’ divorce, Ratan and Jimmy were raised by their grandmother Navajbai Tata .

Ratan Tata with his grandmother

While talking about his parents getting separated, Ratan said that he and his brother got bullied and faced a difficult time because of it. Talking about it, he said,

I had a happy childhood, but as my brother and I got older, we faced a fair bit of ragging and personal discomfort because of our parents’ divorce, which in those days wasn’t as common as it is today. But my grandmother brought us up in every way.” A photo of Sooni Commissariat

His brother, Jimmy Tata , owns a share in the Tata Group. His half-brother, Noel Tata , is the chairman of Trent and Tata Investment Corporation, the managing director of Tata International, and the vice chairman of Titan Company and Tata Steel.

A photo of Ratan Tata (left) with Jimmy Tata taken in 1945

A photo of Noel Tata

Wife & Children

Ratan Tata never got married. According to Ratan, he backed out of marriage on four occasions.

Other Relatives

His paternal great-grandfather, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata , was an Indian industrialist and the founder of the Tata Group.

A photo of Jamsetji Tata

His paternal grandfather, Ratanji Jamsetji Tata , was a philanthropist, businessman, and financier. He passed away in 1919 following which Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) was established.

A photo of Sir Ratan Ji Tata

His paternal grandfather’s elder brother, Dorabji Tata , was a businessman, who played a key role in the development of the Tata Group.

A photo of Dorabji Tata

His stepmother, Simone Tata , is a businesswoman who co-founded Lakmé.

Simone Tata’s photo

Family Tree

The family tree of Tatas

Click here to know more about the Tata family.

Ratan Tata follows Zoroastrianism. [3] The Guardian

Relationships/Affairs

In an interview, Ratan talked about his past affair and said that while pursuing a bachelor of architecture in the US, he met a woman in Los Angeles with whom he fell in love. However, after completing graduation, Ratan had to move back to India to care for his ailing grandmother, who was on her deathbed. He proposed to the girl to get married to him and move to India; however, the girl’s family did not agree to her moving to India as the situation in India was volatile back then due to India’s defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Eventually, their relationship broke and they got separated. Talking about it, Ratan said,

Well, you know one was probably the most serious was when I was working in the US and the only reason we didn’t get married was that I came back to India and she was to follow me and that was the year of the, if you like, the Indo-Chinese conflict and in true American fashion this conflict in the Himalayas, in the snowy, uninhabited part of the Himalayas was seen in the United States as a major war between India and China and so, she didn’t come and finally got married in the US thereafter.”

Ratan Tata follows Zoroastrianism. [4] The Guardian

Ratan Tata resides at WR7F+C8G, Colaba Causeway, Azad Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400005.

Signature/Autograph

Signature of Ratan Tata

In 1962, Ratan returned to India from the United States of America, where he began working at the Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur as a blast furnace manager and limestone shoveller.

Ratan Tata (rightmost) at the steel plant at Jamshedpur

Later, he worked at Tata Iron and Steel Company (Tisco), now known as Tata Steel. He went to Australia as a resident representative of the Tata Group in 1969. In 1970, he came back to India and joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Thereafter, he worked in the Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company, now known as Tata Motors, as an assistant. In 1971, Ratan became the director-in-charge of National Radio & Electronics Company Ltd, which was renamed NELCO in 1999. After joining NELCO, Ratan made numerous amends in the working policies that led to a rise in the profits earned by NELCO between 1972-1975. However, the company began incurring losses in 1975 after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a nationwide emergency. In 1980, NELCO was locked down for seven months by Ratan after the workers union, which was affiliated with Shiv Sena, created a ruckus in the factory by attacking the senior officials. While giving an interview, Ratan talked about it and said,

For three years from 1972 to 1975 Nelco made a profit and wiped out some of its past losses, then in 1975, the Emergency came and consumer goods demand just disappeared, not just for Nelco, but for everybody. This was followed by an industrial relations problem since 1977. So, while demand improved, there was no production. Finally we confronted the unions and, following a strike, we imposed a lockout for seven months. Now that the lockout has been lifted we hope to improve production by 50 per cent over the past year …”

Ratan was sent as a director to Empress Mill in 1977 to help the mill cut its losses; however, the mill was later shut down after the senior executives rejected Ratan’s policies that would have helped the mill generate profit. From 1986 to 1989, Ratan served as the chairman of Air India. In 1991, at a time when India was undergoing economic liberalisation, Ratan Tata succeeded Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata as the chairman of the Tata Group. His appointment was questioned by many senior officials working in different subsidiaries owned by Tata Group as they earlier worked with independence, whereas, after Ratan’s appointment, their freedom got curtailed as the officials were now required to report to him.

A photo of Ratan Tata taken with J. R. D. Tata

Under his leadership, Tata Motors produced India’s first indigenous car Tata Indica in 1998. While talking about it, he said,

Everyone told us it couldn’t be done without having a joint venture or a partnership with an international company. That if I did this, I will be linked to failure. But went ahead anyway. There were technical issues and many lessons we learned. It was a wonderful experience to be breaking new ground. The chances to give up were many. We stayed the course, worked out each issue, and that was the birth of India’s first indigenous car- Tata Indica.”

To maintain its significance in the “newly opened markets” in India, Tata acquired numerous companies including Tetley in February 2000, Daewoo Commercial Vehicle in March 2004, The Ritz-Carlton: Luxury Hotels and Resorts in November 2006, and Jaguar Cars and Land Rover in March 2008. Ratan Tata ventured into the aerospace and defence sector and established Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) in 2007. The industry has worked in close coordination with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in producing Kestrel, also known as the IPMV (Infantry Protected Mobility Vehicle), Tata LSV, Tata Mine Protected Vehicle, and a drone named ALS-50.

An image of Tata Kestrel taken during DefExpo

In 2008, Tata Motors, a subsidiary of Tata Group, launched India’s most affordable car Tata Nano; however, due to many reasons, the production of the vehicle was discontinued in 2018.

A photo of Ratan Tata taken during the launch of Tata Nano

In 2011, he implemented a policy according to which the retirement age of a non-executive director was reduced from 75 years to 70 years. By 2012, the company’s revenues grew over 40 times and profits over 50 times. Ratan stepped down as the chairman of Tata Group on 28 December 2012 following which Cyrus Mistry was appointed as the company’s chairman.

Ratan Tata with Cyrus Mistry

Ratan was made the interim chairman of Tata Group after Cyrus was removed from the company; he served as the interim chairman till Natarajan Chandrasekaran’s appointment as the chairman on 12 January 2017. Ratan has invested in several companies including Ola, Lenskart, FirstCry, CarDekho, Paytm, Snapdeal, and Urban Company. Ratan Tata has served on the jury panel of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the board of trustees of Cornell University, a board of governors of the East-West Center, and a member of the board of the International Advisory Council at Bocconi University.

Social Activism

In 2010, under Ratan Tata’s leadership, the Tata Group donated $50 million to the Harvard Business School (HBS) for the construction of Tata Hall for undertaking several mid-career Executive Education programs. To promote the provisioning of fresh water to the backward areas in Australia, Tata donated huge sums of money to develop capacitive deionization at the University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering in 2019. Ratan has worked with governments of various countries and Indian states in the field of providing education, employment, clean energy, and more. Ratan Tata donates more than 65% of the profits earned by the Tata Group to charitable causes.

Controversies

Involvement in tata tapes.

In 1997, the then Chief Minister of Assam Prafulla Mahanta accused the Tata Group of aiding the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). In the same year, the Indian Express’ journalist Ritu Sarin published an article which contained excerpts from a telephonic conversation between industrialists Keshub Mahindra and Ratan Tata, Rajya Sabha member Jayant Malhoutra, and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw ; the conversation was regarding the issues faced by Tata Tea with the Assam government. According to the article, Tata Tea wanted the Indian government to help resolve the conflict between Tata Tea and the Assam government. The article further stated that Ratan Tata was aware of the location of Brojen Gogoi, a senior manager in the Community Development and Social Welfare wing of Tata Tea, who was under the Assam police’s scanner for working with the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). Tata Tea was also accused of providing medical attention to the ULFA’s culture secretary Pranati Deka, who was arrested at the Mumbai airport along with two other accomplices. However, Paresh Barua, the commander of ULFA, dismissed the claim of Tata Tea giving special medical aid to Pranati and said that Pranati was getting medical treatment under Tata Tea’s medical program, which aimed at giving medical treatment to locals of Assam. The article further claimed that after Tata Tea officials came to know of the arrest warrant issued by Interpol, Ratan Tata went to New Delhi on 13 September 1997 to inform Chief Minister Prafulla Mahanta that Gogoi was in Chicago, attending a course at Harvard. Later, Mahanta, in a press conference, said that he had asked Ratan to ensure that Gogoi returned to India in two weeks. After arriving in India, Gogoi got admitted to Woodland’s Nursing Home in Calcutta, where he surrendered to the Assam Police on 24 September 1997.

Tata Nano controversy

In early 2006, Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would be producing India’s smallest and cheapest car in Singur, West Bengal. Following the announcement, the then-West Bengal government led by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee acquired approximately 997 acres of multi-crop farmland under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. In May 2006, farmers began protesting against the state government for forcibly acquiring their land. The anger amongst the locals brewed further after Tata failed to keep its promise of giving employment to 15,000 people who had lost their lands during the construction of the car factory in Singur. As per the reports, Tata could employ only a thousand people. The protests intensified further after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee joined the locals in their protests and staged a hunger strike in July 2006. On 3 September 2008, Tata announced that it had suspended work in Singur to look for land, where the manufacturing of Nano could continue peacefully. On 3 October 2008, Tata Motors announced its exit from West Bengal after acquiring land in Sanand, Gujarat. [5] The New Indian Express [6] Business Standard

Radia Tapes

In November 2010, Ratan Tata’s conversation with Niira Radia , a corporate lobbyist, was leaked to the media, which released the transcripts of the conversation to the public. In 2011, Ratan filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking the court to not allow the media to release more of the tapes to the public as it infringed upon his right to privacy. The Supreme Court, in 2017, gave its judgement unanimously in the favour of Ratan Tata, stating that privacy is a constitutional right. [7] NDTV [8] Business Today

Awards, Honours, Achievements

A photo of Ratan Tata taken when he was receiving the Padma Bhushan

• Honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Ohio State University
• Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay from the Government of Uruguay
• Honorary Doctor of Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology
• International Distinguished Achievement Award from the B’nai B’rith International
• Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Warwick
• Honorary Doctor of Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Ratan Tata receiving his Responsible Capitalism Award

• Maharashtra Bhushan from the Government of Maharashtra
• Honorary Fellowship from The London School of Economics and Political Science
• Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Ratan Tata receiving the Leadership Business Award

A picture of Ratan Tata receiving the Padma Vibhushan

• Honorary Doctor of Law from the University of Cambridge
• Honorary Doctor of Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Honorary Doctor of Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Honorary Citizen Award from the Government of Singapore
• Honorary Fellowship from The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Inspired Leadership Award from The Performance Theatre
• Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II
• Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering for 2008 from the Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic from the Government of Italy
• Hadrian Award from the World Monuments Fund
• Oslo Business for Peace Award from Business for Peace Foundation
• Legend in Leadership Award from Yale University
• Honorary Doctor of Laws from Pepperdine University
• Business for Peace Award from the Business for Peace Foundation
• Business Leader of the Year from The Asian Awards
• Honorary Fellow from The Royal Academy of Engineering
• Doctor of Business honoris causa from the University of New South Wales
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Government of Japan
• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rockefeller Foundation
• Foreign Associate from the National Academy of Engineering
• Transformational Leader of the Decade at the Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave
• Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Ernst & Young

A photo of Ratan Tata taken during the ceremony at Carnegie Mellon University

• Honorary Doctor of Business from the Singapore Management University
• Sayaji Ratna Award from the Baroda Management Association

Ratan Tata receiving the Knight Grand Cross Order of the British Empire (GBE)

Ratan Tata’s photo taken during the ceremony at York University

• Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering from the Clemson University

A photo of Ratan Tata receiving the Sayaji Ratna Award

• Commander of the Legion of Honour from the Government of France
• Honorary Doctorate from the Swansea University
• Assam Baibhav, the highest civilian award in the state of Assam, for contributing to cancer care in the state

A photo of Ratan Tata receiving the D.Litt degree at HSNC University

•  ‘Sewa Ratna’ from the RSS-affiliated Sewa Bharti in October

Australian gazette announcing the bestowing of Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) on Ratan Tata

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell conferred Order of Australia (AO) honour to Ratan Tata in April 2023

Ratan Tata while receiving the Udyog Ratna award at his residence in Mumbai

Ratan Tata receving the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for philanthropy work in 2024

Car Collection

• Ferrari California
• Honda Civic
• Mercedes-Benz SL 500
• Land Rover Freelander

A photo of Ratan Tata standing next to his Tata Indigo Marina

• Mercedes-Benz W124
• Mercedes-Benz S Class
• Cadillac XLR
• Chrysler Sebring

Salary/Income

For the fiscal year 2011-2012, Ratan Tata received approximately Rs. 68.4 lakhs + a sitting fee of Rs. 2.4 lakhs and a commission of Rs. 66 lakhs by Tata Power. [9] The Economic Times

In 2021, Ratan Tata’s net worth was estimated to be Rs. 3,500 crores. According to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List, Ratan Tata was ranked as the 421st richest person in India. [10] The Times of India

• Food: Masoor Dal cooked with lots of garlic, Mutton Pulao Dal, and Nut-rich baked custard
• Holiday Destination:  California
• Colour: White

Facts/Trivia

• Ratan Tata’s forefathers were Parsi priests. His family came into the limelight in 1868 after Jamsetji Tata established a textile mill in Gujarat. In the mill, the workers received perks such as pensions and accidental covers, comparable to modern standards.
• While studying in the US, Ratan used to work at restaurants, where he washed dishes to make ends meet.

I wanted to learn to play the violin, my father insisted on the piano. I wanted to go to college in the US, he insisted on the UK. I wanted to be an architect, he insisted on me becoming an engineer. If it weren’t for my grandmother, I wouldn’t have ended up at Cornell University in the US.”

Ratan Tata in the cockpit of the F-16

• Ratan Tata neither consumes alcohol nor smokes. [11] The Guardian
• Since Ratan is a qualified architect, he designed his as well as his mother’s beach-facing houses in Mumbai.
• Despite serving as the chairman of Tata Group, Ratan has purchased less than 1% of the company’s shares.
• In an interview, Ratan revealed that he has a fear of speaking in public.
• Ratan was offered a job at IBM; however, he rejected the offer to work in his family business.

A photo of Ratan Tata with his pet German Shepherd Tito

• Ratan Tata owns many houses including a house worth Rs. 150 crores in Colaba, Mumbai and the Ratan Tata Officers Holiday Home (RTOHH) in Ooty, Tamil Nadu.
• Ratan Tata follows a non-vegetarian diet. [12] The Telegraph

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Ratan Tata Biography

Birthday: December 28 , 1937 ( Capricorn )

Born In: Surat

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Also Known As: Ratan Naval Tata

Age: 86 Years , 86 Year Old Males

father: Naval Tata

mother: Sooni Tata

siblings: Noel Tata

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Height: 5'10" (178 cm ), 5'10" Males

Founder/Co-Founder: Tata DoCoMo, Tata Teleservices

education: Cornell University, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Bishop Cotton School, The Cathedral & John Connon School, Campion School, Mumbai

awards: Padma Bhushan (2000) Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2004) Padma Vibhusan (2008)

Oslo Business for Peace Award (2010) Honorary Knight Grand Cross of The Order of the British Empire (2014)

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Ratan Tata is known for being the former chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, one of India's largest conglomerates.

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Ratan Tata is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a global conglomerate through strategic acquisitions, investments, and expansion into new markets and industries.

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Ratan Tata led initiatives such as the Tata Nano project, Tata Motors' acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover, and the establishment of the Tata Trusts for philanthropic activities.

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Ratan Tata is known for his philanthropic efforts, including the establishment of the Tata Trusts which focus on areas such as healthcare, education, and rural development in India.

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Ratan Tata is known for his ethical leadership style, focus on innovation, and commitment to corporate social responsibility, setting a high standard for leadership in the business world.

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• Ratan Tata is a name to reckon with in the annals of Tata Group’s business. Although he is one of the most influential businessmen in India, he is best known for his simplicity and loneliness, and the words used most often to describe Ratan Tata are ‘shy’ and ‘loner.’
• During his 21 years of tenure as the Chairman of Tata Group (1991-2012), revenues grew over 40 times, and profit, over 50 times.

A Textile Mill opened by Jamsetji Tata in the late 19th century

• Although the Tatas had built up a formidable business by 1971, the family was running out of heirs.

Ratan Tata (R) with his father Naval (L) and Half Brother Noel (Centre)

• Ratan is, in fact, a Tata by birth; as his biological maternal grandmother was the sister of Hirabai Tata, wife of group founder Jamsetji Tata. Moreover, his biological grandfather, Hormusji Tata, also belonged to the broader Tata Family.
• Unlike the Ratan Tata’s present-day lifestyle of an ordinary person, he spent his childhood in luxury; as he grew up at Tata Palace, a white Baroque revival-style building in the centre of Mumbai; attended by a crew of 50 servants. Reportedly, Ratan was driven to school in a Rolls-Royce.

I owe a great deal to my grandmother who brought up my brother and me. She instilled in us what she considered to be proper, And I think that has had a very profound influence on me and my value systems.” Lady Navajbai Tata

A rare photo of Ratan Tata when he travelled to America in his youth

Well, you know one was probably the most serious was when I was working in the US and the only reason we didn’t get married was that I came back to India and she was to follow me and that was the year of the, if you like, the Indo-Chinese conflict and in true American fashion this conflict in the Himalayas, in the snowy, uninhabited part of the Himalayas was seen in the United States as a major war between India and China and so, she didn’t come and finally got married in the US thereafter.” [10] The Economic Times jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_32413_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_32413_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });

Ratan Tata with JRD Tata on the shop floor of TELCO (now, TATA Motors)

• His pragmatic business skills led him to become the Chairman of Tata Group in March 1991; when JRD Tata stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, naming Ratan his successor.
• Under his stewardship, Tata Group became an international conglomerate, and he got Tata Tea to acquire Tetley, Tata Motors to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, and Tata Steel to acquire Corus.

Everyone told us it couldn’t be done without having a joint venture or a partnership with an international company. That if I did this, I will be linked to failure. But went ahead anyway. There were technical issues and many lessons we learned. It was a wonderful experience to be breaking new ground. The chances to give up were many. We stayed the course, worked out each issue, and that was the birth of India’s first indigenous car- Tata Indica.” Ratan Tata at the Launch of Tata Indica

One may feel that 65 is too young or 70 is too young or that 75 is too young. Whatever it may be, you don’t need a person to say, look, I think you should leave. So that has been very much behind the thinking of setting a retirement age. There was no retirement age in Tata. I could’ve just as well have stayed up and stayed on.”

Ratan Tata spending quality time with his pet dogs

• He is a trained pilot and on 8 February 2007, he became the first Indian to fly F-16.

• Although he is a professional architect, he has designed only two houses- his mother’s, and his own beach-house off the Arabian sea.
• When it comes to his closest friends, he gives two names- Amar Bose who made billions from audio equipment, and conductor Zubin Mehta (a fellow Mumbai Parsee) who lives in the United States.
• What makes Ratan Tata outstanding is his social conscience. He prefers fairness over money, and he owns less than 1% of the Tata group.

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Ratan Naval Tata

From torchbearer to transformer, Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has played shepherd and sentinel while guiding the Tata group into a new age, and he has done it in his own distinctive style

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There are a host of reasons why Ratan Naval Tata is worthy of admiration, none more so than for the way he has sailed through the high tide of his life as head of the Tata group: with grace and a quiet dignity all too rare in the tumult and cacophony that characterise the mostly grubby, sometimes noble intersection of business and life in today’s India.

The quietude is what sets him apart. You would expect a person such as Mr Tata, tall of stature and blessed with the typically striking looks of his Persian forbears, to stand out in a crowd. Not so the helmsman of the Tata group, whose solitary nature, humility and intense effort to shun the arch lights can make him seem almost invisible in any gathering. The rectitude and resolve behind this persona is of more consequence, though, defining as they have the shape and substance of a remarkable business conglomerate during what has been the most transformative period in its long and storied history.

Every chairman of Tata Sons — the holding company that is the fastener keeping the many disparate elements of the whole together — has left an indelible imprint on the group.

Jamsetji Tata, the founder, with his ideals and his vision laid the seeds for the flowering of the conglomerate. Dorab Tata secured his father’s legacy by realising that vision. Nowroji Saklatvala consolidated what had been created and JRD Tata, the last of the great patriarchs of Indian industry, moulded the group in his own image: benevolent, urbane and all-encompassing.

It is likely an understatement to say that Ratan Tata, who took over as chairman in March 1991, was stepping into big shoes. And he was stepping into a minefield. Less than a decade from the new millennium, the Tata group was a bloated, unevenly managed and excessively bureaucratic behemoth operating in an India that had only begun jettisoning the jargon of socialism and the shibboleths of policy-making that had promised plenty but delivered little. Worse, Mr Tata was seen by many as an interloper, with none of the charisma or the capability of the legend who had preceded him, an accidental chieftain who had ascended to the top mainly by virtue of his surname and lineage.

More than 20 years later, it can be argued without favour or prejudice that Mr Tata has changed the group for the better in more substantial a manner than any of the luminaries under whose care the organisation evolved since its inception in 1868. That he has done this while staying true to the traditions and tenets of the group — in an environment where so many have succumbed to the allure of the soft buck — make his accomplishments exemplary. By coincidence or destiny, Mr Tata’s becoming chairman got synchronised with the opening up of India’s economy. Here was the chance to fashion a new kind of organisation, to rejuvenate and recast its many enterprises to suit a radically altered business dynamic.

Mr Tata seized the day. He welcomed the opportunities that came with the death of the ‘Licence Raj’. He fortified the Tata embankments to guard against the threats that arrived in equal profusion. He embraced the prospect of taking the group to foreign shores. He made it more cohesive, introduced fresh thinking, fostered innovation, and sparked in his charges an appetite for calculated risk-taking that appears, in hindsight, truly extraordinary.

In doing this and more, Mr Tata has buried forever talk of not being the right person for the chairmanship — a post he had never been groomed for, had never solicited, or even thought himself fit to occupy. The Tata group was not, after all, part of the future Ratan Tata had set out to touch as a teenager.

Born to Naval and Soonoo Tata on December 28, 1937, Mr Tata and his younger brother, Jimmy, were brought up by their grandmother, Navajbai R Tata, in a baroque manor called Tata Palace in downtown Bombay [now Mumbai]. Life was luxurious (the young Ratan was driven to school in a Rolls-Royce) but Lady Navajbai, a formidable matriarch, instilled a strong set of values in her grandchildren. “She was very indulgent, but also quite strict in terms of discipline.” Mr Tata would recall in one of those rare interviews where he opened up about his growing-up years: “We were very protected and we didn’t have many friends. I had to learn the piano and I played a lot of cricket.”

Mr Tata was schooled at Campion and then at Cathedral and John Connon (both in Bombay), where he spent the last three of his schooling years. Already, he was well on his way to becoming the person he is today. Speaking to an excited bunch of pupils at Cathedral and John Connon in March 2009, he said: “I was shy [back then]. One thing I have never recovered from is a fear of public speaking. The only people speaking publicly in school were those reading out the sermon at assembly and those participating in debates. I wasn’t among either. Nor was I into too many extracurricular activities... I particularly remember a mathematics teacher who, I felt, was determined that I never complete school. He almost succeeded.”

Finish with school he did and then it was on to Cornell University in the United States, a nation and a state of mind that Mr Tata would fall in love with. Cornell, where he studied architecture and structural engineering, and those years in America from 1955 to 1962 would influence Mr Tata tremendously. It was, in multiple ways, the making of him. He travelled the country and got so charmed by California and that West Coast lifestyle he was ready to settle down in Los Angeles.

The spell was broken when Lady Navajbai’s health deteriorated. Mr Tata was forced to return to a life he thought he had left behind. “I was in Los Angeles and very happily so. And that was where I was when I left before I should have left,” Mr Tata would say in a 2011 interview with  CNN .

Now back in India, Mr Tata had a job offer from IBM. JRD Tata wasn’t amused. “He called me one day and he said you can’t be here in India and working for IBM. I was in [the IBM office] and I remember he asked me for a resume, which I didn’t have. The office had electric typewriters so I sat one evening and typed out a resume on their typewriter and gave it to him.”

And that was how Mr Tata came to be offered a job, in 1962, with Tata Industries, the promoter company of the group (he would go on to spend six months at Telco, now called Tata Motors, before joining Tisco, now Tata Steel, in 1963).

Back at Cornell, Mr Tata had spent his initial two years studying engineering, in deference to his father’s wishes rather than any real inclination on his part. Then he made the switch to architecture — “much to my father’s consternation” — though he would go on, incredibly enough, to complete both courses in under seven years.

Unlike his eldest son, Naval Tata was a gregarious and outgoing personality, equally at home in the company of kings and commoners. He became a director of Tata Sons, an eminent figure in the International Labour Organisation and a well-regarded sports administrator. Between father and son, though, the difference in temperament showed. “We were close and we were not,” Mr Tata would write in a special publication that celebrated the lives of Jamsetji Tata, JRD Tata and Naval Tata. “I left India when I was 15 for a decade. I would have to say that, as often happens between a father and a son, there was, perhaps, a divergence of views.

“[My father] hated confrontations. He was very good at negotiating settlements... Frequently, that settlement would involve a compromise, and he was all for ‘give and take’. As a person, he gave in a great deal and sometimes, as younger and less mature people, we would fight with him for conceding ground in the quest for a solution, for peace or whatever.”

Some of that need for conciliation and cooperation, that concern for people and their feelings, is certainly in Mr Tata’s genes too. The memories of those who shared the shop floor with him at Tata Steel in Jamshedpur attest to that truth. And those qualities of caring were also evident when he became the director of National Radio and Electronics (or Nelco, as it was better known), his maiden independent leadership mission. 

The battles that Mr Tata had to fight to establish his control over the group following the passing away of JRD in 1993 has been told often. What has attracted little comment has been the decency that Mr Tata displayed in the face of the flak that was fired at him.

That has been, and continues to be, the Ratan Tata style: to do it his way and peace be with the world. It can seem at times that Mr Tata preserves the integrity of his disdain for unfounded criticism by pickling it in silence.

That may be an appropriate response in an age where, as one business commentator put it, “poverty, paranoia and financial illiteracy have combined into a dangerous brew — one that has made economic virtuosity look suspiciously like social vice”.

His training as an architect may have something to do with Mr Tata’s preference for deeds over words. Architecture, that “inescapable art”, is nothing if not an expression of worth through work, a medium that inevitably suffers when explained in writing or speech.

As he says often, architecture has provided him with the equipment to be a perceptive business leader. Pity is, Mr Tata has had only a handful of opportunities to use that equipment in the discipline proper, a house he designed for his mother, an abode in Alibaug and his own seafront home in Mumbai being the most prominent of these.

Mr Tata has had a bit more time for his other desires. Flying and fast cars, both of them, like so much else, born in the Cornell cauldron, have been enduring passions. As was scuba diving till his ears could take the pressure no more.

A teetotaller and a nonsmoker, Mr Tata has consciously chosen to stay single. That seems so much like the man: a lonesome warrior wedded to the Tata cause. The company he keeps in his book-lined abode in Mumbai is his German Shepherds, Tito and Tango, and his fondness for them has always been boundless.

Too many of these pets of Mr Tata have been snatched away by death and the loss has taken its toll, but he is not quite ready to give up on the chance to bond with yet another loyal bounder. “My love for dogs as pets is ever strong and will continue for as long as I live,” he said in a recent interview with Tata Review.

“There is an indescribable sadness every time one of my pets passes away and I resolve I cannot go through another parting of that nature. And yet, two-three years down the road, my home becomes too empty and too quiet for me to live without them, so there is another dog that gets my affection and attention, just like the last one.”

That’s distinctively Mr Tata, a leader and an individual not afflicted by the curse of certainty.

That may be why his explanations on any issue or subject are punctuated frequently with words such as perhaps, probably and possibly (it puts him in the same league as the writer and rhetorician Christopher Hitchens, who when asked which word he had most overused, said it was “perhaps”).

What Mr Tata has been definite about is the need for him to step aside and let a new generation navigate the Tata ship. Now there will be other frontiers to find and interests to be pursued.

“He owns less than 1 percent of the group that bears his family name. But he is a titan nonetheless: the most powerful businessman in India and one of the most influential in the world,” stated The Economist in a 2011 profile of Mr Tata. Ageism cannot keep still a person such as that.

“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring,” said Ernest Hemingway. “They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man’s life to know them, the little new that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.”

What Ratan Tata has learned and passed on, and what his triumphs and his conduct reveal — that surely will be his legacy.

His Life, His Times:

• 1937:  Ratan Tata is born to Soonoo and Naval Tata.
• 1955:  Leaves for Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA) at age 17; goes on to study architecture and engineering over a seven-year period.
• 1962:  Awarded bachelor of architecture degree.
• 1962:  Joins the Tata group as an assistant in Tata Industries; later in the year, spends six months training at the Jamshedpur plant of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (now called Tata Motors).
• 1963:  Moves to Tata Iron and Steel Company, or Tisco (now called Tata Steel), at its Jamshedpur facility for a training programme.
• 1965:  Is appointed technical officer in Tisco’s engineering division.
• 1969:  Works as the Tata group’s resident representative in Australia.
• 1970:  Returns to India, joins Tata Consultancy Services, then a software fledgling, for a short stint.
• 1971:  Is named director-in-charge of National Radio and Electronics (better known as Nelco), an ailing electronics enterprise.
• 1974:  Joins the board of Tata Sons as a director.
• 1975:  Completes the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
• 1981:  Is appointed Chairman of Tata Industries; begins the process of transforming it into a promoter of high-technology businesses.
• 1983:  Drafts the Tata strategic plan.
• 1986-1989:  Serves as Chairman of Air India, the national carrier.
• March 25, 1991:  Takes over from JRD Tata as Chairman of Tata Sons and Chairman of the Tata trusts.
• 1991:  Begins restructuring of the Tata group at a time when the liberalisation of the Indian economy is underway.
• 2000 onwards:  The growth and globalisation drive of the Tata group gathers pace under his stewardship and the new millennium sees a string of high-profile Tata acquisitions, among them Tetley, Corus, Jaguar Land Rover, Brunner Mond, General Chemical Industrial Products and Daewoo.
• 2008:  Launches the Tata Nano, born of the trailblazing small car project he guided and commanded with zeal and determination.
• 2008:  Is awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian honour, by the Government of India.
• December 2012:  Steps down as Chairman of Tata Sons after 50 years with the Tata group; is appointed Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.

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Early life and education, later life and achievements.

Sir Ratan Naval Tata, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, is an Indian businessman and the honorary chairman of Tata Sons. Born on December 28, 1937, he served as the chairman of Tata Group, a conglomerate based in Mumbai, from 1991 to 2012. On December 28, 2012, he stepped down from this position but continues to lead the charitable trusts of Tata Group.

Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1937, as the son of Naval Tata, who was adopted from a distant relative of Navajbai Tata after the death of her husband Ratanji Tata, a renowned Indian financier and philanthropist who passed away in 1918. Ratan's parents divorced in the mid-1940s when he was ten years old and his younger brother Jimmy was seven. The boys were raised by their adoptive grandmother, Navajbai Tata. Ratan has a half-brother, Noel Tata, from his father's second marriage.

He attended Campion School, a private boys' school, and completed his secondary education at Cathedral and John Connon School, another prestigious private school in Mumbai. Cathedral and John Connon School was recently recognized as the best school in India.

Ratan Tata obtained a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Structural Engineering from Cornell University in 1962. In 1975, he graduated from Harvard Business School. During his college years, he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Tata's career in Tata Group began in 1960. He started from the bottom, working in the workshop of Tata Steel, handling limestone and assisting at the blast furnace. In 1991, when Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, the chairman of Tata Sons, resigned, Ratan Tata became his successor.

Under his leadership, Tata Group made significant acquisitions, including the global tea brand Tetley by Tata Tea, Jaguar Land Rover by Tata Motors, and the British steel giant Corus Group by Tata Steel. These acquisitions transformed Tata Group from a primarily Indian-focused company to a global business, with 65% of its profits coming from overseas.

Ratan Tata played a key role in the development of the Tata Nano, which is considered the world's cheapest car.

On his 75th birthday in late 2012, Ratan Tata stepped down from all his management positions in Tata Group. Cyrus Mistry, a 44-year-old businessman and managing director of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, and the son of billionaire Pallonji Mistry, became his successor. The Tata and Mistry families have both strong business and familial ties, with Aloo Mistry, Cyrus's sister, married to Noel, Ratan's younger half-brother.

Currently, Sir Ratan Tata holds the position of honorary chairman of Tata Sons. He continues to lead two main charitable organizations of the Tata family, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust, along with their associated funds, which together own 66% of the shares of Tata Sons.

In addition to his involvement in Tata Group, Ratan Tata has held various positions in Indian and international organizations. He is a member of the Trade and Industry Council under the Prime Minister of India and the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. Tata serves on the jury of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of architecture. He is also on the boards of Alcoa Inc, Mondelez International, and the educational organization East-West Center. Furthermore, he is a trustee of the University of Southern California, Cornell University, and Harvard Business School.

Ratan Tata has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan, the second and third highest civilian honors in India, in 2000 and 2008 respectively.

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Ratan Tata, the Man Who Brought Tata to the World

Ratan N. Tata, chairman of the Tata Group , retired Friday after over two decades at the helm of India’s largest business conglomerate.

Cyrus P. Mistry, the deputy chairman, was chosen last year to succeed Mr. Tata. Mr. Mistry will be the first chairman who is not a Tata family member.

The New York Times has chronicled Mr. Tata’s business endeavors from the beginning of his career and the Tata Group’s ventures over the years.

In 1991, when Ratan Tata was handed the chairmanship by his uncle amid “opposition from senior executives over a plan to restructure the group,” Sanjoy Hazarika wrote:

“His successor began his career in the group’s textile division in the 1960’s and over the years was given more responsibility by the elder Mr. Tata to conduct the overseas operations of the group, which has significant investments in hotels and computer companies in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. He is the deputy chairman of some of the group’s flagship companies, like the iron and steelmaking venture, the power sector and Tata Chemicals. He studied at Cornell and Harvard universities.”

The chairman was key to transforming the conglomerate, Heather Timmons wrote:

“As company chairman, Mr. Tata has been instrumental in carrying on the family legacy, and turning what was a loosely aligned group of companies that shared one name into a group with seven business lines and centralized management.”

Today, the Tata Group generates $100 billion in annual revenue, and unlike most businesses, two-thirds of the group is owned by philanthropic trusts.

Mr. Tata was described in another New York Times story as “the most unlikely of corporate titans — almost preternaturally humble, unabashedly open about the company’s mistakes and about the fact that he never really wanted to be an industrialist.” However, over the years, Mr. Tata has been credited for takeovers of foreign companies across industries and reviving various businesses under the Tata umbrella.

In 2007, when the Tata Group took over a European steel company, spearheaded by the “ lionized ” Mr. Tata, Anand Giridharadas wrote:

“India erupted with serves-them-right jubilation this week when Tata Group, an Indian conglomerate, won a bid for the Corus Group — the Anglo-Dutch descendant of British Steel — for more than $12 billion, the largest acquisition ever by an Indian firm. Headlines spoke of empires striking back, while pundits and industrialists said India had at last arrived as a world power.”

The following year, the Tata Group acquired the luxury car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from the Ford Motor Company for $1.7 billion . In 2008, Ms. Timmons wrote:

“A string of international deals has diversified Tata to the point where more than half its revenue this year will come from outside India. Tata’s increasingly global outlook is also bolstering the overseas ambitions of other Indian companies.”

And then came Mr. Tata’s pet project, an affordable car for the people of India, which produced the Nano , priced at $2,500. However, the car, which drew more than 200,000 advance orders, didn’t live up to the hype.

On Friday, in a parting letter to Tata employees, Mr. Tata wrote:

“I feel confident that the robust growth that India has shown over the past several years will be re-established and the strong fundamentals in the country will result in India once again taking its place as one of the economic success stories of the region. The Tata Group will undoubtedly play an important role in the continued development of our country, providing leadership in various industrial segments in which they operate and living by the value systems and ethical standards on which our Group was founded.”

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Ratan Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Group for almost two decades. He is a true example of a distinguished entrepreneur. A quiet personality and his low profile style is what make him the leader that he is. His silent determination has made the company a global name.

Tata was born on 28th December 1937 in Bombay, India. He went to the Cathedral for schooling and attended John Connon School in present day Mumbai. He graduated from Cornell University in 1962 receiving a degree of Architecture and Structural Engineering. On his return he joined the family business. He entered the Tata Group working as a blue collar employee till 1971 when he was promoted to Director in Charge of the National Radio and Electronics Company Ltd (Nalco). The company was going through a difficult time but with Tata’s clever suggestions and decisions it was able to recover from its damages. In 1977 another failing part of the Group, the Empress Mills was handed over to Tata who managed to turn it around the way he done with Nalco.

Under his leadership Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar, Land Rover and Corus with the last two making corporate history. He changed the company from being a local industry to a worldwide business. Tata Motors produced Tata’s brainchild ‘Tata Indica’ however Ratan Tata became widely famous when he for introduced the world’s cheapest car ‘Tata Nano’ in 1998, which could be bought for 1 lakh rupees. This legendary business magnate is greatly respected even by other entrepreneurs who agree that he is truly an excellent businessman. He retired from the Group in December 2012 at the age of 75. He is still heads the Tata Motors, Tata Sons and Tata Steel and two trusts namely ‘Sir Ratan Tata Trust’ and ‘Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts’. Tata is also a member of various organizations such as the the advisory board of Mitsubishi Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, the American International Group and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Tata was honored with the ‘Padma Bhushan’ in 2000 and then the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ in 2008. He was given the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the ‘Rockefeller Foundation’ in 2012. Tata was knighted in 2009. Tata was honored as the 26th Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education, which is the highest given by the Cornell University. He also got an honorary doctorate from the London School of Economics. Tata was ranked amongst the ‘25 Most Powerful People in Business’ by Fortune Magazine in 2007.

The icon of entrepreneurship and ‘India’s Most Respected Business Leader’ according to Forbes has proven his entrepreneurial talents by making the right decisions that led to the success of the Tata Group. Under his stewardship Tata Consultancy Services went public and Tata Motors was registered in the New York Stock Exchange. The government of India requested Tata to save the airlines ‘Air India’ by bailing it out, a challenge that he accepted.

Ratan Tata has made his country very proud. He has played a major role in the betterment of the living standards of the common man in India.

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Sir Ratan Tata

Support to nationalistic causes

Sir Ratan Tata furthered the philanthropic vision of the Tata Group’s founder by supporting a bevy of benefactions. These ranged from lesser-known public welfare initiatives to high-profile ones like his support to the Servants of India Society founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale and to Mahatma Gandhi’s anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

The founding of the Servants of India Society brotherhood in Poona (now Pune), on June 12, 1905, was the outcome of Gopal Krishna Gokhale's convictions that if the masses were to be liberated to function as active members of a free India, it was imperative to have a band of selfless and intelligent workers who would dedicate their lives to the service of the nation.

Sir Ratan was deeply interested in the activities of the movement and decided to finance the operational costs of the Society for a period of 10 years, starting from its inception in 1905.

A total sum of Rs111,000 was disbursed: a significantly large amount in those days. Sir Ratan’s involvement in the social movement is evident from his letter to Mr Gokhale reiterating his support to the Society and enquiring about the situation in South Africa, where Mahatma Gandhi was spearheading a movement to highlight the plight of Indians under the prevailing regime.

Sir Ratan’s involvement with the Servants of India Society went beyond extending funds. He took a keen interest in the activities of the Society and was regularly appraised about its operations. He kept in constant touch with Mr Gokhale in India and in England.

Sir Ratan supported the Mahatma’s movement in Natal, South Africa. Between 1909 and 1913, a total sum of Rs125,000 was disbursed, in installments, which enabled the Mahatma to continue his fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa.

Overwhelmed by the magnanimity of one such installment made by Sir Ratan, the Mahatma wrote, "That India has been roused is evident from the generous gift of Mr Ratanji Jamshedji Tata. By his big donation of Rs25,000 he has given a powerful impetus to our movement. He will probably be followed by other Indians. Parsis are known the world over for their generous gifts. Mr Tata has been true to that spirit of generosity."

Unearthing India’s history

Sir Ratan was a great connoisseur of art and heritage. Like his support to education and educational institutions, the Tata scion also extended wholehearted support to archaeological excavations and the search for antiquities.

Around the year 1912, Sir Ratan expressed a desire to Sir Harcourt Butler, the then Lieutenant Governor of Bihar and Orissa, to finance any archaeological excavation which the Archaeological Department of the Government of India would undertake to unearth ancient relics having museum value. A sum of Rs75,000 was granted between 1913 and 1917 to support the excavations.

The excavations unearthed numerous finds such as coins, plaques, and terracotta. It also led to the discovery and location of the ‘pillared hall’ of the palace of Emperor Ashoka from the Maurya dynasty – the Iron Age historical power that ruled a major portion of India. These historical finds are now displayed in the Patna Museum.

Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Sir Ratan supported a wide array of causes throughout his life. Therefore, it was no surprise that he left behind the bulk of his wealth to a charitable Trust. In his will of 1913, he instructed the trustees on the several directions in which they could devote the income from the Trust funds. Though full discretion to interpret these wishes was given, he also left detailed directions in his will about how the money was to be utilised.

The causes to be aided by the funds were to be public in general. The institutions or organisations to be aided had to subject their accounts to periodic audits by the trustees. The ventures to be aided needed to have their schemes carefully prepared by competent personnel. Causes related to "education, learning and industry in all their branches" find prominent place in Sir Ratan's suggestions.

These concepts of charity were considered ahead of their time, and even today, are considered exceptional in the context of philanthropy.

Sir Ratan became very ill around July 1916 and, on his doctor's advice, was taken to England in October 1916. Despite getting the best possible treatment, his condition steadily deteriorated and he died at St. Ives in Cornwall on September 5, 1918, leaving behind his wife, Lady Navajbai.

The Sir Ratan Tata Trust was established in 1919 with a corpus of Rs8 million and today it exists as one of India's oldest grant-bestowing foundations.

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Ratan Tata: A Visionary Leader’s Inspiring Biography and Legacy

Introduction of Sir Ratan Tata Biography

Ratan Tata, an iconic figure in the business world, is widely recognized as one of India’s most influential and visionary leaders.

Born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai, India, Tata’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. 

His exceptional leadership skills, relentless determination, and commitment to social causes have made him a role model for aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders globally.

Mr. Ratan Tata – Brief Information

Early life and family background

Ratan Tata was born into a family with a rich legacy. His parents, Naval Tata and Sooni Tata, belonged to a prominent Parsi family renowned for their philanthropic endeavors. 

Growing up, Tata imbibed the values of integrity, compassion, and excellence from his parents. Despite being born into privilege, he was taught the importance of humility and giving back to society.

Ratan Tata’s education and career beginnings

Tata’s educational journey laid the foundation for his illustrious career. 

He completed his primary education at Campion School in Mumbai and later pursued his higher studies at the Cathedral and John Connon School. 

Tata went on to earn a degree in architecture from Cornell University in the United States.

After completing his education, Tata initially started his career with the Tata Group in 1962. 

He worked on the shop floor of Tata Steel, where he gained hands-on experience and an in-depth understanding of the business operations. 

This early exposure to the company’s operations would prove to be invaluable in the years to come.

Taking over the Tata Group

In 1991, Ratan Tata became the Chairman of the Tata Group, succeeding his uncle, J.R.D. Tata. Under his leadership, the Tata Group witnessed unprecedented growth and expansion. 

Tata’s visionary approach and strategic decision-making transformed the conglomerate into a global powerhouse.

During his tenure, Tata spearheaded several landmark acquisitions, such as the purchase of Tetley Tea and Jaguar Land Rover, which propelled the Tata Group’s presence in the global market. 

His keen eye for identifying opportunities and his ability to turn around struggling businesses earned him immense respect and admiration.

Ratan Tata’s leadership style and philosophy

Ratan Tata’s leadership style is characterized by his inclusive and participative approach. He believes in empowering his employees and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. 

Tata’s open-door policy and willingness to listen to diverse perspectives have created an environment conducive to creativity and growth within the Tata Group.

Tata’s leadership philosophy centers around the idea of making a positive impact on society. He once said, “I don’t believe in taking the right decisions. 

I take decisions and then make them right.” This reflects his willingness to take calculated risks and his determination to see his decisions through, no matter the challenges that may arise.

Notable achievements and contributions

Ratan Tata’s tenure at the helm of the Tata Group was marked by numerous achievements and contributions. 

One of his most significant accomplishments was leading the company’s successful bid for the landmark Nano car project. 

The Tata Nano, touted as the world’s cheapest car, aimed to provide affordable transportation to millions of people in India and beyond.

Additionally, Tata’s commitment to corporate social responsibility is exemplified by the Tata Group’s initiatives in the fields of education, healthcare, and sustainable development. 

The Tata Trusts, established by the Tata family, have played a pivotal role in improving the lives of marginalized communities across India.

Ratan Tata’s philanthropic efforts

Ratan Tata’s philanthropic endeavors have had a profound and lasting impact on society. Through the Tata Trusts, he has supported numerous initiatives in healthcare, education, and rural development. 

The Tata Medical Center, a state-of-the-art cancer hospital in Kolkata, has provided world-class treatment to thousands of patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

Furthermore, Tata’s commitment to education is evident through the establishment of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. 

These institutions have nurtured young minds and contributed to the advancement of knowledge in various fields.

Challenges faced by Ratan Tata

Like any great leader, Ratan Tata encountered his fair share of challenges during his tenure. One of the most significant hurdles he faced was the global financial crisis of 2008. 

The economic downturn had a severe impact on the Tata Group’s international acquisitions, posing a threat to the company’s financial stability. 

However, Tata’s resilience and strategic decision-making helped navigate the group through these turbulent times.

Legacy and impact on the business world

Ratan Tata’s legacy extends far beyond his tenure as Chairman of the Tata Group. His visionary leadership, ethical business practices, and commitment to social causes have left an indelible mark on the business world. 

Tata’s emphasis on corporate social responsibility has inspired countless organizations to prioritize sustainable development and giving back to society.

Moreover, Tata’s personal integrity and humility have made him a beloved figure not just in India but globally. 

His leadership style and philosophy continue to serve as a beacon of inspiration for current and future leaders, emphasizing the importance of empathy, innovation, and ethical decision-making.

Conclusion: Ratan Tata’s enduring influence

Ratan Tata’s biography is a testament to the power of visionary leadership and the impact one individual can have on society.

From his humble beginnings to his remarkable achievements, Tata’s journey inspires us to dream big, work hard, and make a positive difference in the world.

His enduring influence will continue to shape the business landscape for generations to come, reminding us that true leadership is about more than just profit – it is about creating a better future for all.

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Sir ratan tata biography: family, education, girlfriends, businesses, & more.

Sir Ratan Tata is a name that needs no introduction in the world of Indian business. He is the former chairman emeritus of Tata Sons and the Tata Group, one of India’s largest and most respected conglomerates.

Sir Ratan Tata’s career has been defined by a commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, two qualities that helped him build the Tata Group into its powerhouse. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at Sir Ratan Tata’s life and legacy, from his early years to his rise to the top of the Indian business world.

S ir Ratan Tata: Early Life and education.

Sir Ratan Tata is an Indian business magnate and philanthropist who heads the Tata Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate. He was born into a Parsi family in Surat on December 28, 1937, the son of Naval and Soni Tata. His parents were both involved in social work; his father was a member of the Surat municipality and his mother served on the board of the city’s Women’s Indian Association.

Sir Ratan Tata has two siblings: Jimmy and Noel Tata. He attended Campion School and Cathedral & John Connon School in Bombay before graduating from Riverdale Country School in New York City in 1955, where he earned a degree in architecture and structural engineering in 1962. After college, he attended the seven-week Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School, an institution he has since endowed.

Sir Ratan Tata: Family and Girlfriends

Sir Ratan Tata was born into a wealthy family in India. His paternal grandfather, Ratanji Tata, had founded the Tata Group, and his father, Naval Tata was a prominent member of the tata group. Sir Ratan Tata’s mother was Soni Tata the daughter of a distinguished Bombay Parsi family.

Sir Ratan Tata grew up surrounded by privilege and wealth. He was educated at the best schools and had access to the best opportunities. Despite this, Sir Ratan Tata has never been one to rest on his laurels. He has worked hard to build his career and make a name for himself.

Sir Ratan Tata is currently unmarried, Ratan Tata said in an interview in 2011 that he almost got married four times but didn’t get married because he was afraid or for some other reason.

Ratan Tata recently said that while he was working in Los Angeles, he fell in love with one girl. But suddenly one of His family members was sick, so he had to go back to India, but the girl’s parents wouldn’t let her go with Tata and not allowed her to marry ratan tata. So, Tata kept his promise and never got married Again.

Which business Sir Ratan Tata Hold?

The Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate founded by Jamsetji Tata and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Tata family holds many public companies:

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Tata Motors
• Tata Chemicals
• Titan Industries
• and three private companies:
• Tata Communications
• Tata Tea (now Hindustan Unilever)
• Tata Autocamp Systems Ltd and many more.

The group operates in more than 80 countries across six continents and its companies export products and services to over 150 countries. The group was founded by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata in 1868 as a trading company but diversified into many other businesses such as steel production, hoteliers, communications, and information technology following the appointment of his sons Dorabji Tata and Ratan Tata as chairmen respectively in 1904 and 1938.

In 2015-16, the revenue of all operating companies belonging to the group combined was $103 billion while the consolidated revenue for 2016-17 was $108 billion making it India’s largest conglomerate. Sir Ratan has been instrumental in transforming the group into one of India’s most respected and successful conglomerates through a series of strategic acquisitions including Tetley Tea, Corus Steel, Jaguar Land Rover, and TCS.

He was also responsible for setting up several new ventures such as Titan Industries, Voltas Limited, and Air India LTD. He stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons in 2012 but remained its honorary chairman for life.

What was the idea behind TATA Nano’s innovation by Ratan tata?

The idea behind the Tata Nano was to provide an affordable car for the Indian middle-class family. In 2008, Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata group, unveiled the Nano at the Auto Expo in Delhi. The car was originally priced at Rs 1 lakh (US$1,500), making it the cheapest car in the world.

However, due to rising costs, the price of the Nano has since increased to Rs 2.5 lakh (US$3,600). Despite this, the Nano remains an affordable option for families looking for a basic mode of transport.

The goal was to make the car accessible to as many people as possible and provide efficient and environmentally friendly modes of transport. The Nano has been widely praised for its affordability, safety, and practicality, and has become one of the most popular cars in India. While it is not without its critics, the Nano remains an impressive example of Ratan Tata’s vision for the future of transportation in India.

Leadership style of Sir ratan tata

The leadership style of Sir Ratan Tata can be classified as democratic. This is because he believes in the importance of involving team members in decisions, and he encourages open communication between himself and his employees. Sir Ratan Tata also places a high emphasis on integrity and ethical behavior.

He expects his employees to act with honesty and fairness, and he provides them with the resources and support they need to stay true to their values. As a result of Sir Ratan Tata’s leadership style, his employees are highly motivated and committed to their work. They are also able to make well-informed decisions that benefit both the company and its stakeholders.

Why Ratan Tata is called sir?

This is a title that is given to him in recognition of his many achievements. He is an Indian businessman who has become one of the world’s most respected and successful business leaders . He is the chairman of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest and most respected conglomerates.

He has been responsible for turning around the group’s fortunes and making it a global powerhouse. He is also a philanthropist and has been involved in many humanitarian causes. His work has earned him numerous awards and accolades, including the title of “sir.” Ratan Tata is truly a deserving recipient of this honorific title.

What we can learn from sir ratan Tata?

Sir Ratan Tata is a well-known Indian business tycoon and philanthropist. He is the chairman of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates. He is also the chairman of the Tata Trusts, one of India’s largest philanthropic organizations. Sir Ratan Tata has been ranked as one of the most influential businessmen in the world. He is an inspiration to many aspiring entrepreneurs. Here are a few things that can we learn from him.

First and foremost , Sir Ratan Tata is a great leader. He has successfully steered the Tata Group through some tough times. He has also been instrumental in setting up several successful businesses under the Tata umbrella. What we can learn from him is that leaders need to be decisive and have a clear vision for their organizations. They also need to be able to inspire and motivate their teams to achieve common goals.

Secondly, Sir Ratan Tata is a passionate philanthropist. He has donated billions of dollars to various charities and causes. What we can learn from him is that it is important to give back to society. We should also use our resources and platform to help those who are less fortunate than us.

Thirdly , Sir Ratan Tata is a true visionary. He has always been ahead of the curve and has constantly innovated new products and services that have transformed industries. We can learn from him that it is important to always think ahead and look for new ways to improve things. We should also be willing to take risks and experiment with new ideas.

Lastly , Sir Ratan Tata is a man of integrity. He has always conducted himself with honesty and dignity. We can learn from him that it is important to be truthful and transparent in all our dealings. We should also treat others with respect and compassion.

Sir Ratan Tata is an extraordinary man who has achieved great things in his life. We can learn from him that it is possible to achieve anything if we set our minds to it and work hard towards our goals. We should also always remember to give back to society and be kind to others.

Sir Ratan Tata: Later Life after retirements from Tata chairman post.

Ratan Tata retired as chairman of the Tata Group in December 2012, after serving in the role for over 20 years. Since then, he has taken on several philanthropic and business ventures. In 2013, he launched the Ratan Tata Trust, a charitable foundation that supports a range of causes, including education, healthcare, and sustainable development. He has also invested in several start-ups, including online grocer BigBasket and ride-hailing app Ola.

In 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the board of trustees of the Indian Museum society. He currently serves on the boards of several companies, including Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Chemicals. Ratan Tata is widely respected for his business acumen and commitment to social causes. He is an example of how retirement can be just the beginning of an impactful second act.

 Sir Ratan Tata Philanthropy

India’s legendary industrialist Sir Ratan Tata is known for many things. He’s the man who spearheaded the country’s move toward industrialization. He’s the man who helped build some of India’s most iconic brands. And he’s also a renowned philanthropist. 

He has donated large sums of money to various causes, including education, health care, and disaster relief. He has also set up several foundations, such as the Tata Group Foundation and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, which provide financial assistance to various charitable organizations.

In addition to his financial contributions, Sir Ratan Tata has also been actively involved in several social welfare initiatives. For example, he has worked to improve conditions in slums and has provided jobs for rural women. His generous nature and commitment to helping those in need have earned him the respect and admiration of many people in India.

 Story of Jaguar and Land Rover acquisitions?

When Ratan Tata and his group visited the United States to meet with Ford’s chairman at the time, Bill Ford. There’s a rumor going around that during that meeting, Ford “shamed” Ratan Tata. As far as we can tell, the American billionaire argued that Tata should have left the auto industry entirely. after these arguments ratan tata and his team fly back to India on the same night and after back in India ratan and his team did a revolution in the car industry after being shamed by the ford team.

After some time when ford’s car Jaguar and Land Rover faced many issues and did not get profitable than in 2008, Tata Motors acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford in 2.23billion dollars, The move was a risky one, as the global financial crisis was just beginning to take hold. But Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Group, saw an opportunity to make a bold statement. By acquiring two of Britain’s most iconic brands, he hoped to position Tata Motors as a truly global company.

The acquisition was not without its challenges. Tata Motors had to take on billions of dollars in debt to finance the deal. And with the global economy in turmoil, there were concerns that demand for luxury cars would plummet.

But Ratan Tata was confident that the deal would pay off in the long run. He believed that Jaguar and Land Rover had great potential and that Tata Motors could help them reach new markets.

Today, the Jaguar and Land Rover brands are doing better than ever. They are now part of a truly global company thanks to Ratan Tata’s vision and courage.

Awards and Achievement

Ratan Tata got the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008, which are India’s third and second prestigious award honors, respectively. In 2021, he was given the Assam Baibhav, the state’s highest civilian award, for his outstanding work to improve cancer care in Assam and many other awards he received.

Conclusion .

Despite his many successes, Sir Ratan Tata is a humble man who remains committed to inclusive growth and development across sectors. He is an inspirational leader whose work has had a transformational impact on India Inc. We hope that this article provides some insights into his personal life as well as his professional achievements. Thank you for reading!

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An iconic Indian industrialist, Ratan Tata, has been a stalwart of the Indian business ecosystem. Born in Mumbai in the famed Tata family, he served as the chairman of Tata Sons and of the Tata Group (from 1990 to 2012, and 2016-17. Felicitated with the highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Padma Bhushan (2000),

Tata has been a philanthropist and an active investor in the Indian start-up community. He was instrumental in many of the pivotal acquisitions (Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, Corus, Air India) that ushered an era of modernity and competitiveness in this revered business group.

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Retired from the Indian Air Force at a young age, A.K. Gandhi stormed the world of literature with his innovative style and novel ideas and untraditional ways of research to bring out the popular books now he is known for. Presently, he works as a freelance author and translator, with a number of works to his credit in both capacities. He writes in both Hindi and English.

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Customers find the book design inspiring and helpful. They also describe the biography length as fascinating. Opinions are mixed on the writing style, with some finding it easy to read and understand, well researched, and engaging, while others say it could have been better written and has poor language. Readers also differ on the content, with others finding it good and inspiring, while still others say the title is misleading.

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Customers find the book design inspiring and insightful. They also say the book gives insight into the great contribution of Ratan Tata to make India self sufficient.

"...It's an inspiring read for those interested in business and leadership." Read more

" Inspiring book on Ratan Tata, one of the brightest stars of the Indian industry whose role has been commendable in building the Tata Group in India..." Read more

"The book gives insight into the great contribution of Ratan Tata to make India self sufficient with the growth of the salt to steel conglomerate...." Read more

"...stuff I didn't know about Ratan Tata sir, this book was very helpful in that matter . Its well organized, easy to read and understand." Read more

Customers find the biography length fascinating.

"...The biography is truly inspiring and will remain popularly etched in India’s history" Read more

"...This book is a short and beginners glimpse into his life and can be picked to have a glance of how things are going in for them ." Read more

" Biographies are always fascinating . This simple and short biography about India’s Ratan Tata is something readers of all ages will love...." Read more

Customers find the glimpse in the book good.

"It is an engaging and insightful look into the life of Ratan Tata...." Read more

"...This book is an eye opener and a must read for any Enterprenuer." Read more

" Good glimpse ..." Read more

Customers are mixed about the writing style. Some find the book easy to read and understand, with nice pages and large font. They say it's well researched and written to enlighten. However, some customers feel the biography could have been better written and there is no additional information in the book.

"...And what I learned was phenomenal. Nicely covered by author .Ratan Tata is true hero of Indian economy with such humbleness.All the best to him." Read more

"... Biography could have been better written " Read more

"The print is so bad the letters are blur. I am not sure if it's only my book which got this problem or all...." Read more

Customers are mixed about the content. Some find the book very good and inspiring, while others say it has poor language, poor writing style, and poor content.

"The book is very good . The story is very inspiring. I enjoyed reading this book." Read more

"...Quotes of Ratan Tata are not quotes but statements, and not all are worth 📖 . I..." Read more

"...In all the book is worth it ." Read more

" Not very great book to read . Though covered a lot in a short and sweet way but would have loved to read more about Ratan Tata and his life." Read more

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Dont buy..Money waste book..bcz this is not biography..

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