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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.
JRD Tata | Tata group. 2196 words | 8-minute read. It is a measure of the man and the life he lived that long before his demise, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata came to represent an exalted idea of Indianness: progressive, benevolent, ethical and compassionate. It did not really matter that the country itself failed this utopian test.
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.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata is born in Paris, the second of four children of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (Jamsetji Tata’s first cousin) and his wife, Suzanne Briere.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904–1993) 2024 marks the 120th birth anniversary of the legend that is JRD. In the pages and links below, we pay tribute to him and showcase his many accomplishments in the service of the nation.
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.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1904–1993) 2021 marks the 117th birth anniversary of the legend that is JRD. In the pages and links below, we pay tribute to him and showcase his many accomplishments in the service of the nation.
JRD Tata and Leadership | Tata group. July 2022 | 1331 words | 5-minute read. It was Jamsetji who gave the House of Tatas its unique position in the nation. Jamsetji’s conduct shows that in his later years he did not ask ‘What enterprise is the most profitable?’ but, ‘What does the nation need?’.
Born in Paris in 1904, to Jamsetji Tata’s cousin RD Tata and his wife Sooni Tata, JRD loved France and flying more than anything else. He spoke French better than English, though he was educated in France, Japan and England, before being drafted into the French army for a mandatory one-year service period.
Jul 28, 2023 · Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, fondly remembered as JRD Tata, was an extraordinary visionary whose indomitable spirit and commitment to progress left an indelible mark on India's aviation industry.
