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He is best known for being the founder of several industries under the Tata Group, including Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Titan Industries, Tata Salt, Voltas and Air India. In 1983, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour and in 1955 and 1992, he received two of India's highest civilian awards the Padma Vibhushan and the Bharat ...
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Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1856–1926) was an Indian businessman...
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J. R. D. Tata. Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July 1904...
- Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata - Wikipedia
The evolution, from a thoughtful if self-indulgent young man to a pan-Indian icon revered even by those who knew little about business, contains the essence of the JRD story. Not only did JRD Tata pioneer aviation in India, he was also the recipient of the first licence ever issued to an Indian.
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J. R. D. Tata was made chairman of the Tata Group in 1938. Under his chairmanship, the assets of the Tata Group grew from US$101 million to over US$5 billion. Starting with 14 enterprises, upon his departure half a century later in 1988, Tata Sons had grown to a conglomerate of 95 enterprises.
He later succeeded J. R. D. Tata as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired Tetley , Jaguar Land Rover , and Corus , in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.
Everyone knows JRD Tata as the man who led the Tata group for 50 years, ably envisioning and guiding its growth. We know him as the Father of Indian Aviation, and the man who established philanthropic and educational institutes of national importance during his tenure as Chairman of the Tata group.
Nov 29, 1993 · J.R.D. Tata (born July 29, 1904, Paris, France—died November 29, 1993, Geneva, Switzerland) was an Indian businessman and aviation pioneer who created India’s first airline and oversaw the dramatic expansion of the Tata Group, India’s largest industrial empire.
