Ratan Tata

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Tata in 2010.

Ratan Tata, GBE (born December 28, 1937), is a former Indian businessman and industrialist. He was the chairman of the Tata Group for two terms (1991–2012 and 2016–17). He continues to head its helpful trusts. [1][2] In 2008, he received the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in 2000.[3][4]

He is the son of Naval Tata, who was raised by Ratanji Tata. In 1975, Tata received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Cornell University College of Architecture and later in the Harvard Business School through a management course.[5]

He is also known as richest person in the world, because he donated 102 billion dollars to poor people. In India, Ratan Tata is considered to came from Satyug to Kalyug (nowadays)

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. Masani, Zareer (5 February 2015). "What makes the Tata empire tick?". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. Casey, Peter (2021-08-23). The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-737-4.
  4. Pandey, B. C. (2021-01-01). Business Kohinoor Ratan Tata. Prabhat Prakashan.
  5. "Leadership Team | Tata group". Tata.com. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


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Business positions
Preceded by
J. R. D. Tata
Chairman of Tata Group
1991–2012
Succeeded by
Cyrus Mistry
Preceded by
Cyrus Mistry
Chairman of Tata Group
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Natarajan Chandrasekaran