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Ratan Tata’s Biography

Ratan Tata is an Indian entrepreneur and Former chairman of the company Tata Sons. Ratan Tata’s full name is Sir Ratan Naval Tata. Ratan Tata’s birthplace is Bombay. Ratan Tata's height is 5 feet 10 inches. 

He served as the Tata Group's chairman from 1990 to 2012 and as acting chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. He is still in charge of its charitable trusts. After being awarded the Padma Bhushan India's third-highest civilian honor in 2000 he was given the second-highest civilian honor the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

He started working for Tata in 1961 doing shop floor duties for Tata Steel. After J. R. D. Tata retired in 1991 he later succeeded him as chairman of Tata Sons. During his leadership the Tata Group made the acquisitions of Tetley Jaguar Land Rover and Corus in an effort to diversify the company's focus from its predominantly Indian market. Tata is also among the world's biggest philanthropists having donated between 60 and 65 percent of his income to charity. Amitabh Bachchan and Ratan Tata came together for the initiative to eradicate tuberculosis.

Ratan Tata’s Age

Ratan Tata's birthday is on 28 December 1937. Ratan Tata’s birth year is 1937. Ratan Tata’s age is 85 years as of 2022. Ratan Tata’s zodiac sign is Capricorn.

Ratan Tata's Family

Ratan Tata’s father’s name is Naval Tata. Ratan Tata’s mother’s name is Sooni Tata. Ratan Tata’s sister is not there. Ratan Tata’s half-brother is Noel Tata. Ratan Tata wife is no one as he is unmarried.

Ratan Tata's Education

Ratan Tata’s schools are Campion School Mumbai and Cathedral and John Connon School Mumbai. Ratan Tata’s colleges are Cornell University Ithaca New York USA and Harvard Business School Boston Massachusetts USA. 

Ratan Tata has a degree of B.S. in architecture with structural engineering From Cornell University and an Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School.

He completed his eighth-grade studies at the Campion School in Mumbai. After that he attended the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla the Cathedral and John Connon Schools in Mumbai and the Riverdale Country School in New York City where he received his diploma in 1955. Tata studied in Cornell University following his high school graduation and earned a bachelor's degree in architecture there in 1959. He participated in the seven-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975.

Ratan Tata's Wife

Ratan Tata’s wife is no one as he is Unmarried.

Ratan Tata's Early Life

On December 28 1937 Ratan Tata was born in Bombay during the British Raj which is now Mumbai. He is the son of Naval Tata a Surat native who was later adopted into the Tata family and Sooni Tata Jamsetji Tata's niece. Hormusji Tata Tata's biological grandpa was a direct descendant of the Tata family. When Tata's parents divorced in 1948 when he was 10 years old his grandmother Ratanji Tata's widow Navajbai Tata nurtured and adopted him. He was brought up with his younger brother Jimmy Tata and his half-brother Noel Tata who is a product of Naval Tata's second marriage to Simone Tata. It's Gujarati that he speaks natively.

Ratan Tata's Company

Ratan Tata was granted a managerial role inside the Tata company in the 1970s. He initially found success by revitalising the subsidiary National Radio and Electronics (NELCO) only to witness its demise after a downturn in the economy. J. R. D. Tata appointed him as his successor when he resigned as chairman of Tata Sons in 1991. 

The heads of the various subsidiaries first put up a lot of resistance to Ratan Tata because they had a lot of operational flexibility during the reign of the senior Tata. In response Tata put in place a variety of measures aimed at consolidating power including raising the retirement age compelling subsidiaries to report directly to the group headquarters and mandating that they use their profits to promote the Tata group brand.

Tata prioritised innovation and gave young talent a lot of responsibility. Under his direction the organisation exited unrelated companies to tackle globalisation and consolidated overlapping operations between subsidiaries into company-wide operations. Over the course of Tata's 21-year tenure as CEO of the Tata Group sales and profits increased significantly. Sales at the company were predominately made up of commodities when he began as CEO but at the conclusion of his term brands accounted for the majority of sales.

He did the purchases of Tetley by Tata Tea Jaguar Land Rover by Tata Motors and Corus by Tata Steel. With the help of these acquisitions Tata was transformed from a conglomerate that was primarily focused on India into a multinational corporation with over 65% of revenues coming from operations and sales abroad.  Additionally he helped bring cars into the price range of the typical Indian consumer by conceptualising and leading the creation of the Tata Nano vehicle.

Since then Tata Motors has started producing Tigor Electric Vehicles at its Sanand Plant in Gujarat fast-forward[ing] India's electric dream according to Tata. On December 28 2012 Ratan Tata turned 75 and gave up his position as head of the Tata group. On October 24 2016 Ratan Tata was appointed acting chairman of Tata Sons in place of Cyrus Mistry.

Tata Sons Companies are Air India Tata Consultancy Services Tata Motors Tata Steel Tata Chemicals Tata Consumer Products Titan Tata Capital Tata Power Indian Hotels Tata Communications Tata Digital and Tata Electronics.

Ratan Tata Charity

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Tata is regarded as one of India's top philanthropists and supports rural development healthcare and education. To enhance the water in hard-to-reach locations Tata helped the University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering create capacitive deionization. The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society is housed at Tata Hall at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) which was inaugurated in November 2018. It also has facilities for the biological and physical sciences. Tata Trusts made a substantial $70 million gift in honour of which Tata Hall is named. A $28 million Tata Scholarship Fund has been endowed by the Tata Education and Development Trust a charitable arm of the Tata Group enabling Cornell University to offer financial aid to undergraduate Indian students. The development of an executive centre at Harvard Business School received a $50 million donation from Tata Group enterprises and Tata charities in 2010. Tata Hall is the name of the executive centre honoring Ratan Tata (AMP '75) chairman emeritus of Tata Sons. 

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has made Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) the largest corporate grant ever for a center to study cognitive systems and autonomous cars. TCS provided a $35 million donation for this impressive 48 000-square-foot structure known as TCS Hall. In order to create design and engineering principles suitable for the requirements of individuals and communities with limited resources the Tata Group endowed the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and established the Tata Center for Technology and Design (TCTD) in 2014. They gave the institute $ 950 million the highest donation the organization has ever received. The Centre for Neuroscience at the Indian Institute of Science received a 750 million grant from the Tata Trusts which is chaired by Ratan Tata to explore the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease and develop early detection and treatment strategies. Starting in 2014 this funding was to be dispersed over five years.

The MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design was established by the Tata Group led by Ratan Tata with the goal of addressing the problems faced by communities with little resources first with an emphasis on India.

Ratan Tata Quotes

• Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going because a straight line even in an ECG. means we are not alive.
• Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.
• A person who is trying to copy others will be a successful person for a while but he won’t be able to succeed further in life.
• None can destroy iron but its rust can. Likewise none can destroy a person but his own mindset can.

Ratan Tata Controversy

Radia Tapes

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The Tata Tapes dispute was a political scandal in India that came to light as a result of numerous accusations of anti-national behaviour made by Prafulla Kumar Mahanta the then-chief minister of Assam against the Tatas and their company Tata Tea in particular. 

Business tycoon Nusli Wadia was illegally wiretapped and journalist Ritu Sarin of the Indian Express broke the story. On October 4–5 1997 she published transcripts of his phone conversations with Keshub Mahindra Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw then-Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Jayant Malhoutra and Ratan Tata about Tata Tea's issues with the Assam Government.

The conversations between Nusli Wadia and numerous influential political and business figures were captured on the tapes Ritu Sarin obtained and they revealed the Tatas' attempts to enlist the help of the federal government in their disputes with the Assam Government. Mahanta had met with Indian Prime Minister I. K. Gujral and complained to him about K. Padmanabhaiah the Union Home Secretary meddling in the situation. The individuals responsible for tapping Wadia's phones are still unknown. Since the Intelligence Bureau reports to Padmanabhaiah the Home Secretary the central government denied any involvement.

According to Ratan Tata the revelation violated his right to privacy. Ratan Tata requested a copy of the government report outlining how the tapes the subject of the dispute known as the Radia tapes were leaked to the Supreme Court in August 2012. The Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision in August 2017 that the right to privacy is protected by the constitution. All nine judges agreed with the conclusion.

Nano Controversy

Ratan Tata announced plans to produce the Nano a compact car at Singur in West Bengal in May 2006. Following the announcement he had to deal with objections from the nearby farmers who claimed the state government had taken their land by force. Mamata Banerjee the leader of the Trinamool Congress allied herself with the demonstrators in July 2006. However Ratan Tata declared in August 2008 that the project will be moved to Gujarat where Narendra Modi was the then-chief minister.

Ratan Tata’s Net worth

Ratan Tata has a $1 billion net worth. The main operating group of Tata firms are promoted by Tata Sons who also own a sizeable portion of these businesses. The Tata Family's charitable trusts hold approximately 66 per cent of the share capital of Tata Sons. The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust are the two biggest of these trusts. Over a hundred active businesses make up the Tata group which has operations on six continents.

Even if Mr Ratan Tata's total net worth is diverse it nevertheless includes a sizable sum of money from numerous sources. Mr Ratan Tata is thought to have a net worth of $1 billion USD or  8250 crores of Indian rupees in Indian currency (i.e. approx Eight Thousand Two hundred and Fifty Crore INR).

Ratan Tata is not on the list of the billionaires club because different nonprofit organisations own 65% of TATA Sons the main holding company for the other 96 TATA Group Companies. So the many philanthropic organisations rather than Ratan Tata's personal financial statement show that he owns 65% of Tata Sons Limited.

The home of Mr Ratan Tata is in Mumbai India. In 2015 he made the purchase of this luxurious home. This real estate property has 150 crore rupees estimated value. He is the owner of numerous properties around India.

There are many cars in Mr Tata's collection. He is the owner of several of the world's top premium vehicles. Mercedes Benz Ferrari Honda Civic Range Rover Tata Maserati Quattroporte Cadillac XLR Chrysler Sebring Jaguar and Buick Super 8 are among the automobile brands that Mr Ratan Tata is the owner of.

Ratan Tata’s Awards

• Honorary Doctor of Business Administration 2001 - Ohio State University
• Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay 2004 - Government of Uruguay
• Honorary Doctor of Technology 2004 - Asian Institute of Technology.
• International Distinguished Achievement Award 2005 - B'nai B'rith International
• Honorary Doctor of Science 2005 - University of Warwick.
• Honorary Doctor of Science 2006 - Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Responsible Capitalism Award 2006 - For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)
• Honorary Fellowship 2007 - The London School of Economics and Political Science
• Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2007 - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Honorary Doctor of Law 2008 - University of Cambridge
• Honorary Doctor of Science 2008 - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• Honorary Doctor of Science 2008 - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Honorary Citizen Award 2008 - Government of Singapore
• Honorary Fellowship 2008 - The Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Inspired Leadership Award 2008 - The Performance Theatre
• Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) 2009 - Queen Elizabeth II
• Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering for 2008 2009 - Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2009 - Government of Italy
• Honorary Doctor of Law 2010 - University of Cambridge
• Hadrian Award 2010 - World Monuments Fund
• Oslo Business for Peace award 2010 - Business for Peace Foundation
• Legend in Leadership Award 2010 - Yale University
• Honorary Doctor of Laws 2010 - Pepperdine University
• Business for Peace Award 2010 - Business for Peace Foundation
• Business Leader of the Year 2010 - The Asian Awards.
• Honorary Fellow 2012 - The Royal Academy of Engineering
• Doctor of Business honoris causa 2012 - University of New South Wales
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun 2012 - Government of Japan
• Foreign Associate 2013 - National Academy of Engineering
• Transformational Leader of the Decade 2013 - Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave 2013
• Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Lifetime Achievement 2013 - Ernst & Young
• Honorary Doctor of Business Practice 2013 - Carnegie Mellon University
• Honorary Doctor of Business 2014 - Singapore Management University
• Sayaji Ratna Award 2014 - Baroda Management Association
• Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) 2014 - Queen Elizabeth II
• Honorary Doctor of Laws 2014 - York University Canada
• Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering 2015 - Clemson University
• Sayaji Ratna Award 2015 - Baroda Management Association Honoris Causa HEC Paris
• Commander of the Legion of Honour 2016 - Government of France
• Honorary Doctorate 2018 - Swansea University
• Honorary Doctorate of Literature 2022 - HSNC University

11 Interesting Facts of Ratan Tata

• In the business history of the Tata Group Ratan Tata is a name that cannot be ignored. 
• Despite being one of the most powerful businessmen in India Ratan Tata is best known for his simplicity and loneliness and the adjectives "shy" and "loner" are most frequently used to characterise him.
• In almost the course of his 21-year chairmanship of the Tata Group (1991–2012) revenues and profits increased by over 40 and 50 times respectively.
• He is actually a talented outsider who although leading one of India's largest corporate groups leads a normal life and avoids the media's attention. This understated and modest Indian business magnate commutes by Tata car.
• Since Hirabai Tata the wife of company founder Jamsetji Tata was Ratan's biological maternal grandmother he is in fact a Tata by birth. Hormusji Tata his biological grandfather was also a member of the larger Tata Family.
• He grew up at Tata Palace a white Baroque revival-style building in the heart of Mumbai attended by a team of 50 servants in contrast to Ratan Tata's modern lifestyle as an average person. Ratan allegedly rode in a Rolls-Royce to school.
• Ratan developed a close relationship with his grandmother Lady Navajbai Tata as he grew up.
• Ratan acknowledged falling in love with a young American woman in an interview. The closest one was with that American woman despite the fact that he claimed to have fallen in love up to four times.
• Gujarati is the mother tongue of Ratan Tata.
• Ratan Tata has two dogs as pets Maximus and Tito both of which he loves very much.
• He is a trained pilot and on February 8 2007 he flew an F-16 for the first time.

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