Kohli Navtej Assortment of Biographies
Follow the footprints: A biography of Ratan Tata - Kohli Navtej
Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1936 in Bombay into a Parsi family and is the present chairman of acclaimed TATA group. Ratan Tata is the prototype of excellent entrepreneurship, who demonstrated a remarkable acumen in business. Ratan had a tough childhood. Born to Soonoo & Naval Hormusji Tata he stood loads of hardships in his early years. At a tender age of seven he saw his parent’s divorce. Being abandoned by his mother, it was then his grandmother Lady Navajbai looked after his and his younger brother.
Ratan tata is an alumnus of Cornell University, United States and holds a degree in Architecture and Structural Engineering. On his homecoming in 1962, he got attached to his family business, without more ado. Since, then Ratan Tata embarked upon a never ending success journey that is still on. He began his vocation as a blue-collar worker in the Tata steel company, Jamshedpur.
His next step on the success ladder was his appointment as director in charge of the NELCO. The company was in a run-down state, but it gained momentum soon after Ratan held the fort.
Ratan was a visionary who has always believed in thinking out of the box. He broke away the stereotype business traditions and made a strong foothold in 1991, when he replaced respectable JRD Tata and steered the Tata Group towards greater avenues of success.
Constantly striving to realize his dreams, while upholding the glory of his erstwhile generations, Ratan formed several group companies under the flagship of Tata Sons. Tatas were major stakeholders in Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Tata Tea and Tata Motors, which also got listed in NSE (New York stock exchange).
Tata motors marked another milestone when their first car TATA Indica was shot to fame in 1998. This invention was a smash hit amid the Indian masses, who got their first very Indian four-wheeler.
One after another, Tata Group was ascending steps on the success ladder. Another remarkable episode that changed the face of Indian corporate arena for good was when Tata Sons acquired the Corus Group, an Anglo-Dutch steel and aluminum conglomerate in January, 2007. This merger bestowed world with the sixth largest steel producing company, under the headship of Ratan Tata.
Admired universally for his attachment to the homeland and a greater concern for the grassroots, Ratan is truly a man of the people. His brainchild Singur-small-car plant for manufacturing the first small car worth around 1 lac, made its first public appearance at Trade Fair’2008. Named “NANO” this car is indeed the most awaited wonder of this year.
Having shown tremendous growth over the past One and a half decade, Tata Group today stands as a strong 1.5 lakh crore entity.
This solitary reaper believes in simple living and high thinking. Domiciled in Mumbai, Ratan Tata resides with his two German shepherd dogs. Despite of being at such tall heights of success Ratan is humble and down-to-earth man who has deep sense of social responsibility and has been actively associated with several causes. He is a great advocate of Parsi clan and is vigorously making efforts to awaken Parsi youth about their religion.
Ratan Tata has a multifaceted persona. He is a qualified pilot, member of Prime Minister’s council on Trade and Industry, and is also honored with Padma Bhushan and Forbes Asia’s Businessman of the Year award. These are just some of his accomplishments; this man has much more to his credit. Talking of his personal life, he is crazy about home-made food and collecting artworks.
All through his life, Ratan Tata displayed immense dedication towards his country and took India to the global frontiers. With his toil and sheer dedication he has brought the Tata Group to a new level of success and has done complete justice to the integrity and reputation of his erstwhile generations.
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