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Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, aviator and former 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.
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is established through the efforts of JRD Tata and Dr Homi J Bhabha, in their endeavour to build a superior institute of scientific research in the country.
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.
Sep 19, 2024 · 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 (J.R.D.) was born in Paris, France in 1904 to R.D. and Sooni Tata. He received his early education in France, Japan and India. J.R.D. began his career as an Assistant with Tata Sons Ltd. in 1922.
Jul 30, 2024 · In 1932, he founded Tata Airlines, India’s first commercial airline, which later became Air India. As India’s first licensed pilot, JRD personally piloted the inaugural flight, flying a single-engine De Havilland Puss Moth from Karachi to Bombay.
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.
An exhaustive and unforgettable portrait of India's greatest and most respected industrialist. Written with J.R.D. Tata's co-operation, this superb biography tells the J.R.D. story from...
Aug 2, 2013 · When J.R.D. Tata took off from Karachi airport at eight in the morning on October 15, he was breaking no world records, but the event was nevertheless unique. It was the stuff that history is made of.
