Title of autobiography of jrd tata
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An exhaustive and unforgettable portrait of India’s greatest and most respected industrialist. Written by R M Lala with JRD Tata’s co-operation, this superb biography tells the JRD story from his birth to , the year in which he died in Switzerland.
The book is divided into four parts: Part I deals with the early years, from JRD’s birth in France in to his accession to the chairmanship of Tatas, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, at the age of thirty-four; Part II looks at his forty-six years in Indian aviation (the lasting passion of JRD’s life) which led to the initiation of the Indian aviation industry and its development into one of India’s success stories; Part III illuminates his half-century-long stint as the outstanding personality of Indian industry; and Part IV unearths hitherto unknown details about the private man and the public figure, including glimpses of his
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As an adolescent, JRD loved France and flying more than anything else. By the time he stepped into the autumn of his existence, he had devoted some 50 years to heading and defining a unique business conglomerate, and just as long to championing the interests of India and her myriad people. 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
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J. R. D. Tata
Indian industrialist, philanthropist and aviator (–)
Not to be confused with Indian industrialist and founder of Tata Group, Jamsetji Tata.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July – 29 November ) was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, aviator and former chairman of Tata Group.
Born into the Tata family of India, he was the son of noted businessman Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and his wife Suzanne Brière. 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 , he was awarded the French Legion of Honour and in and , he received two of India's highest civilian awards: the Padma Vibhushan and the Bharat Ratna. These honours were bestowed on him for his contributions to Indian industry.[1]
Early life
[edit]See also: Tata family
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was born on 29 July to an Indian Parsi family in Paris, France.