Ratan Naval Tata was born on 28th December 1937, in Surat, Gujrat, to Naval Tata and his first wife, Sonoo. He has a younger brother Jimmy, and a step brother named Noel Tata from his father’s second marriage to Simone Tata.
When he was ten years and his brother just seven, their parents separated. Both the boys were raised by their grandmother, Lady Navajbai Tata in Mumbai.
Ratan Tata started his
schooling at Campion School and finished up at Cathedral and John Connon
School. After that he went on to study in Cornell University where he got a
B.S. degree in architecture in structural engineering in 1962. He then went to
Harvard Business School for a degree in the Advanced Management Program in
1975. He was in the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity whilst attending college.
Career
Ratan Tata was always
interested in cars since his childhood days. He started his career in the year
1960 in the Tata Group. In the beginning, he worked as a general worker
in Tata Steel. His success story speaks for itself when we see his rise in
the ranks J.R.D Tata resigned from his chairmanship of Tata Group and made
Rata Tata as his successor in 1991.
This decision was
criticized by many as Ratan Tata was not sufficinetly experienced at that time.
But with his impeccable leadership skills, Tata Group reached new heights to
become a global brand across the world. The group acquired many big brands
under his leadership such as Tetley, Jaguar, Land Rover, Corus, etc. Tata
consultancy services was built under the vision of his leadership.
The launch of Tata
Nano and Tata Indica was a direct result out of his interests in cars from
childhood. Tata Nano is the cheapest car in the world. Ratan Tata resigned from
all his responsibilities in the year 2012. He resigned on his 75th birthday ad
his responsibilities were transferred to Cyrus Mistry, son of Palonji Mistry
and M.D of Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
Ratan Tata is
currently chairing Emeritus of Tata Sons. He also continues to serve as a
chairman of some of the major trusts of Tata Group. He has also been a member
of the Prime Minister’s Council in Trade and Industry. Rata Tata is also a
director on the board of Alcoa Inc. Ratan Tata is a renowned personality and
received many awards and recognitions across the world.
He received the
prestigious honorary Padma Vibhushan in the year 2008. He also received the
Padma Bhushan in the year 2000 for his tremendous work done throughout his life
building the Tata Empire. He received the Honorary Doctor of Laws by York
University, Canada in 2014.
Some of the other
notable awards received globally are Foreign Associate by National Academy of
Engineering, Sayaji Ratna Award by Baroda Management Association, Hadrian Award
by World Monument Fund, Honorary Doctorate by University of Amsterdam, Inspired
Leadership Award by The Performance Theatre, Honorary Doctor of Business
Administration from Ohio State University.
Though Ratan Tata was
judged earlier to have risen because of his surname, world saw through his
excellent vision and leadership as the Empire reached the top in the Indian
Economy. A true businessman with a clear strategy, vision and commitment,
Rata Tata stands as an example of true success achieved with what it takes.
Inspirational Quotes of Ratan Tata
1.
The day I am not able to fly will be
a sad day for me.
2. 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.
3. Power and wealth are not two of my
main stakes.
4. I will certainly not join politics. I
would like to be remembered as a clean businessman who has not partaken in any
twists and turns beneath the surface, and one who has been reasonably
successful.
5.
People of great power wield great
power, but people of lesser power or people who have fallen out of power go to
jail without adequate evidence, or their bodies are found in the trunks of
cars.
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