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Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata LH (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, aviator and 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.
Not only did JRD Tata pioneer aviation in India, he was also the recipient of the first licence ever issued to an Indian. Being one of the last of the great patriarchs of Indian industry contributed, no doubt, to the moulding of his legend, but to call JRD an industrialist is akin to saying Mahatma Gandhi was a freedom fighter.
Jun 5, 2024 · The man who made Tata Group one of the most prestigious and successful industrial groups in India, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, better known as J.R.D.Tata, was a fearless aviator and a visionary ahead of his times.
Everyone knows JRD Tata as the man who led the Tata group for 50 years, ably envisioning and guiding its growth. We know him as the Father of Indian Aviation, and the man who established philanthropic and educational institutes of national importance during his tenure as Chairman of the Tata group.
2 days ago · J.R.D. Tata introduced several pioneering employee welfare initiatives at the Tata Group. He was instrumental in implementing an eight-hour workday, paid leave, and a provident fund scheme for Tata employees long before they were mandated by law in India. His focus on employee well-being and corporate social responsibility set a benchmark in the Indian industry.
July 29, 2021, is the 117th birth anniversary of Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, better known as JRD Tata — the father of Indian aviation, the longest-serving chairman of Tata group, founder of many Tata companies and a hero of Indian business.
Nov 29, 1993 · J.R.D. Tata (born July 29, 1904, Paris, France—died November 29, 1993, Geneva, Switzerland) was an Indian businessman and aviation pioneer who created India’s first airline and oversaw the dramatic expansion of the Tata Group, India’s largest industrial empire.
Aug 2, 2013 · Exactly 50 years after his pioneering flight, JRD was seen off from Karachi by Pakistan International Airways Managing Director S.S. Saleem, and an old Tata Airways hand who was associated with the industrialist in the early days of Indian aviation.
JRD Tata: Institutes | Tata group. July 2019 | 871 words | 3-minute read. The Tata tradition of establishing institutions that would benefit India began with Jamsetji Tata, who was instrumental in building the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (J.R.D. Tata) was a non-resident Indian entrepreneur and industrialist. He was an aviator, philanthropist, and former chairman.
