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Ratan Tata: A True Titan of Indian Industry

Neha Chander

Did You Know?

· The Tata Indica, launched in 1998, was India’s first fully indigenous passenger car.

· After retiring, Ratan Tata became an active angel investor, supporting over forty startups including Ola and Paytm.

· Ratan Tata directed about sixty-five per cent of Tata Group’s profits to charitable trusts, making it one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the country.

Ratan Tata is a dispassionate exploration into the life of a businessman who earned more respect than money. The book captures India’s evolving technology and a man’s stewardship role in it in a crisp, matter-of-fact way. Ratan Tata’s biography is a lesson in unassuming philanthropy that emerges as a saga of compassion and strong business ethics. This essential page-turner packed with facts is a must-have test preparation resource as well as a go-to guide in times of professional crises.

Bold acquisitions and risky starts with all the associated highs and lows could not dent the inexorable positivity and high spirit of a man whose entire life seemed to follow the age-old saying from the Aitareya Brahmana: charaiveti, charaiveti …

Neha Chander

Neha Chander’s professional journey began in the fast-paced world of journalism, took a short-lived detour through the advertising industry and finally found its footing in the dynamic field of publishing. This Delhi-born, Chhattisgarh-transplanted writer and editor has since wielded her editorial pen on everything - from travel guides to academic journals. When not chasing Oxford commas or exasperatedly correcting the use of apostrophes, she can be found in her small rural hideout, cataloguing birds and critters on iNaturalist, watching horror movies to relax, and debating extraterrestrial existence (jury's still out on the UFOs) with her four-legged therapy group - four cats, three dogs - all while her farmer spouse tends to his goat companions. Neha’s interests range from historic events and famous personalities to human psychology and modern pop culture, accompanied by an eclectic playlist spanning Muse, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan and everything in between.