Born on 28 December 1937, Ratan Tata, has been India’s well known and highly respected industrialist and philanthropist.
Great grandson of Jamsetji Tata (founder of Tata group), Ratan Tata took his company to greater heights and achieved excellence in business ethics. On his 83rd birthday today, let us have look at an incident, which reflected the true Tata…
Known as the master of mergers-and-acquisitions, Tata expanded the reach of his company by acquiring Tetley, Jaguar, Corus and many more. Almost 60 % of his earnings went to charities across the world and he still heads trusts of Tata & Sons.
Former Chairman of Tata Group (1990-2012), Rata Tata was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008 by UPA-led Central government for his contribution to Indian society.
Once, at a press conference, a reporter asked Tata, Why aren’t you the richest person in Asia just as Mukesh Ambani?? to this, Ratan Tata humbly replied and said, They (Ambanis) are businessmen, we Tatas are industrialist.
He further stated that Tata & Sons employed more than 4.5 lakh people worldwide. We are here to build a better society not our pockets; this is what separates us from others, we are more concerned about the world we live in rather than ourselves, Tata further stated.
In his reign, profits of Tata & Sons grew more than 40% and revenue more than 50%. Amid the global pandemic, he donated Rs 1500 crore to PM-Cares fund and said that he would even sell his house if the country needed.
Take the stones people throw at you and use them to build a monument, said Ratan Tata.