It’s the 83rd birthday of Tata Group’s patriarch – Ratan Tata.
Born on 28 December 1937, Ratan Tata is one particular of the most thriving businessmen in the nation. He is recognized for his philanthropic attitude as considerably as he is recognized for his organization ethics.
Here are a couple of points you want to know about the organization tycoon on his 83rd birthday:
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Ratan Tata was born in 1937 in Surat, Gujurat. His father’s name was Naval Tata whilst Sooni Tata was his mother. Naval Tata was the adopted grandson of Jamsetji Tata, founder of the Tata Group.
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He is the recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Padma Bhushan (2000).
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He received a B.Arch. degree from Cornell in 1962.
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Before returning to India in late 1962, he worked briefly with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles.
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He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.
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He is the Chairman of the Tata Trusts which are amongst India’s oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organizations that work in a number of locations of neighborhood improvement.
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He joined his enterprise in 1961 when he used to work on the shop floor of Tata Steel, and was the apparent successor to J. R. D. Tata upon the latter’s retirement in 1991.
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In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries.
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During his occasions, Tata Tea to acquired Tetley, Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover, and Tata Steel acquired Corus, in an try to turn Tata from a largely India-centrist group into a international organization.