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B
Muthuraman: A brief history of my time
In
a candid flashback, B Muthuraman reflects
on the highs and the lows of his journey from ‘assistant
blower’ to MD, Tata Steel, with a charming
sidelight on the role played by golf |
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KP
Mahalingam: An affair to remember
KP
Mahalingam, former director of technical services,
Tata Steel, shares precious memories and anecdotes
from his 37 years of association with the company
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A
tale of four generations
Jamshedpur
is home to numerous people who have been employees
of Tata Steel for the second and even the third
generations. In rarer instances, one comes across
families whose service to the company spans the
fourth generation. We profile one such family whose
sense of loyalty to Tata Steel and the city it calls
home is complete |
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Dr
Amit Chatterjee: A beautiful mind
The
radiance of his intellect overshadows Dr Amit
Chatterjee's impressive book-lined office in
Jamshedpur. An international authority on metallurgy
and adviser to the MD of Tata Steel, he is a true
embodiment of the qualities that define the company |
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The
legend of Leng
The
time spent working in his father’s pub to earn
pocket money helped Jim Leng to learn the
virtues of thrift and persistence early in life.
He also discovered a love for challenges and a spirit
that never says die |
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The
travelling man
Ian
Hurst has 30 wonderful years of experience in
the hospitality business. In the true spirit of
an itinerant, he has made use of every opportunity
that came his way and enjoyed each new destination |
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Making
the most of time
Revathi Kant, head of
Titan Design Studio, aspires to make the studio
an independent business unit in the next two years |
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Creator
of computer cures
Prof
Kesav Vithal Nori, executive director and executive
VP, TCS, and one of the pioneers of the company's
computer-based adult literacy programme, voices
his views on literacy, role models and learning
from life |
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Myriad
talents in symphony
Music,
globe-trotting, fast driving, and tennis —
the hobbies and pursuits that have filled the life
of Homi Khusrokhan, MD, Tata Chemicals, despite
a busy work schedule |
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Walking
tall
Pradeep Srivastava,
the genial and affable managing director of Tayo
Rolls, shares his experiences and unique philosophy
of life |
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Adventure
in his genes
The future fascinates
him, travel invigorates him and history captivates
him. But that's not all. Discover the many facets
of Ajoy Misra |
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50
golden years
In a world that thrives
on the transitory, Syamal Gupta has achieved
a lifetime of permanence with the organisation he
set out to serve |
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A
man for all seasons
Harsh Jha, MD
of Tata Metaliks, is a manager with the heart of
a poet |
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An
eye to the world
B. G. Dwarkanath
believes the camera can make people see the world,
rather than just look at it |
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The
mind of a polymath
Managers can be so much
more. Dr Tridibesh Mukherjee, Tata Steel's
deputy managing director, is an expert in metallography.
He's also a collector of crystals, fossils, coins
and rare artefacts, apart from being a restorer
of antiques |
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What's
cooking?
Executive chef at the
Taj Coromandel, V. K. Chandrasekaran has
created a workplace that not only serves up sumptuous
cuisines but also shoulders its social responsibility
well |
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Riding
the wave
Sheila Nair has
successfully navigated her career path of nearly
20 years with the Taj Group. It has been a blend
of sunshine and windy days but the journey has been
well worth it |
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Driving
the dream
Bijou Kurien,
chief operating officer of Titan Industries, chose
to take the path less trodden armed with a passion
to learn and innovate |
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The
muse, the music
G. Jagannathan,
executive vice president and head of business excellence
at TCS, stays in professional overdrive while making
time for the harmony of music and the drama of theatre |
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Advantage
diffidence
TCS chief executive
officer S. Ramadorai has made light of a
reticent nature to emerge as the prototype of the
self-effacing leader |
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O
captain, my captain
B. Muthuraman,
the managing director of Tata Steel, is a natural-born
mentor and a doggedly determined achiever. Little
wonder, then, that he cuts such a fine leadership
figure |
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Men
of steel
Chetan Tolia,
Koushik Chatterjee and T. V. Narendran,
three top-notch achievers from Tata Steel, recall
their voyage of discovery in a company that offers
its people the world, and then some |
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Values
are forever
The principles he
grew up by have been the guiding light to professional
achievement for Pauroos Karkaria, the chief
financial officer of Tata Infotech
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The
making of the global manager
R Gopalakrishnan,
the executive director of Tata Sons, sorts out the
leadership and managerial qualities demanded by
today's worldwide order of business |
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Clear
and prescient ranger
Bhaskar Bhat,
the managing director of Titan, says that a leader
has to be a blend of manager and visionary |
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The
heart of excellence
Sunil Sinha,
the chief operating officer of Tata Quality Management
Systems, on the leadership imperatives for companies
facing today's multiple challenges |
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O captain, my captain
B. Muthuraman,
the managing director of Tata Steel, is a natural-born
mentor and a doggedly determined achiever. Little
wonder, then, that he cuts such a fine leadership
figure |
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The
winning blend
Tata Tea's Sangeeta
Talwar underscores the need for family support
and determination to scale the heights of success
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Serving
up success
An enabling work environment
and loads of ability helped Shirin Batliwala
refine her leadership skills and her belief in
people
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Designed
to shine
Elizabeth Matthan,
the head of Tanishq's design team, drives home the
need for a leader to motivate and integrate |
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Ore
means more
Amit Chatterjee's love affair with steel
began when he was growing up in Jamshedpur. More
than three decades of working with Tata Steel has
only added to the allure |
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Inside
out
Michael Foley, head of design at Titan, gets
candid about his concept of the timeless beauty
of form |
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Keeping
the faith
A strong set of values, an unswerving spiritual
core and the courage to tread the road less travelled
make Christine Fernanades Jamal a chip off
the unusual block |
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The
man from Reno
Patrick McGoldrick's fondness for people
and cultures and a penchant for languages and cuisines
make him a rather unusual technology maven |
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The
ground beneath her feet
Bachendri
Pal, the first Indian woman to reach the
summit of Mount Everest, is scaling new heights
as head of the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation |
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Master
mind
Jaspreet Bindra, a general manager with Tata
Teleservices, has a particular talent: he is a whiz
at the quiz game |
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On
nature's trail
Zubin Dubash submits himself to the call
of the wild when away from work |
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Spirit
of sports
Jayant Pendharkar, TCS's vice president for
global marketing, is as passionate about sport as
he is about work |
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Momentary
leaps of reason
A series of decisive moments have affected the life
and times of R. Gopalakrishnan, the executive
director of Tata Sons |
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Ploughing
a fast furrow
S. Ramakrishnan, the managing director of
Tata Teleservices, thrives in the telecom jungle
on a diet of business acumen, adventure and classics
from Tamil literature |
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Walking
on sunshine
Shirin Batliwala has a way with people, a
penchant for innovation and a feel for leadership.
It’s a near-perfect blend for the hospitality
industry |
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In
for the long haul
Ajay Pandey, the newly appointed president
of the Tata Group’s Telecom Enterprise Business
Unit, knows a fair bit about communications. That
explains why he doubles up as a writer in his spare
time |
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At
home with HR
V. J. Rao, group vice president, learning,
and director, Tata Management Training Centre, on
the "four wonderful" years he has spent
with the group and the challenges he was faced with |
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Worldly
hospitality
Rajiv Gujral earned his spurs while helping
bring the Taj Bengal to life. But heading the Taj's
international division has been the greater responsibility
for this lover of arts and crafts |
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Playing
a captain’s knock
Milind Rege’s love for cricket equals
his loyalty to his company |
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Birds
of a feather
When Satish Pradhan needs solace and wisdom,
he turns to friends with wings. It helps him fly
high, professionally and personally, with feet rooted
firmly in reality |
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House
of memories
Tales from T. R. Doongaji’s childhood
are lively, as much as his professional achievements
are noteworthy |
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Surround
sound
Music makes the world go round for Percy Siganporia,
the deputy managing director of Tata Tea, and it
helps him stay young |
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Two,
too many
Namesake and mirror images keep Lakshmanan Krishna
Kumar humoured at work and leisure |
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Man
for all seasons
Firdose Vandrevala has never had cause to
regret joining the Tata Group. The managing director
of Tata Power considers it family, and leaving it
is not an option |
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Of
blues and fast cars
A childhood fascination for machines and a constant
desire to know more have taken Jehangir Ardeshir
far |
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Helping
turn Westside into a winner
Himanshu Chakrawarti fancies chess, tennis
and travel. But it is the task of driving the Westside
wagon forward that gets the Trent general manager’s
adrenaline really pumping |
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Nature
as elixir
A passion for mountain trekking has helped Vinayak
Deshpande scale the heights as managing director
of Tata Honeywell |
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Marketing
the Taj
Jyoti Narang, vice-president (marketing),
Indian Hotels, talks about her career with the Taj
Group, and about the string of challenging assignments
that have kept her going strong |
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Making
the most of a fine wicket
Young, impatient and raring to go, Harshvardhan
Chitale, vice president at Tata Honeywell, has
achieved a fair share of professional honours. This,
while finding time to trek and captain the company's
cricket team |
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Brief
history of mine
Tata Tetley’s Paresh Palicha, with his
special abilities, is the Stephen Hawking of the
world he inhabits |
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On
top of the food chain
How does a person with a name such as Hemant
Oberoi get to work with the Taj Group of Hotels?
Strange as it may seem, that’s precisely what
led him to the job — and a place in the pantheon
of Indian culinary artists |
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Counting
on accounting
Farokh N. Subedar is a hard-nosed professional
when it comes to structuring deals, handling intricate
transactions, and interpreting complex laws. But
he’s a softie with plants. Meet the senior
vice president (finance) and company secretary of
Tata Sons |
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Metallic
man
There’s more than just a bit of steel in Sanjay
Singh’s life. And a capacity for learning
that has seen the chief of corporate communications
at Tata Steel blossom professionally and personally |
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Getting
hot on cold comforts
Pradeep N. Dhume,
the man behind Voltas’s success on the international
scene, is a believer in quality, commitment and
integrity. That has helped the company stay hot
in the cooling business, but it’s only the tip of
the iceberg |
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More
person per person
Read about what drives Tata Engineering’s
V. Sumantran, the new man behind the machine |
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At
his own leisure
Jamshed Daboo's commitment to redefining
the Taj experience has led him to successfully reposition
the leisure division of the hotel chain |
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The
learning curve and beyond
A combination of scholarship, determination and
people skills have helped Aruna Bhinge make
a success of her responsibilities at Rallis. In
this interview, she talks about her enriching experiences
at the company, her career and more |
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Touched
by more than greatness
R. M. Lala has written books on a number
of subjects, most notably the Tatas, and he has
met and chronicled people and institutions whose
contributions have enriched us all. Here he talks
about a literary career spanning more than 50 years
and a treasure chest of memories |
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For
company and community
Vivek Talwar epitomises the commitment that
Tata Chemicals brings to its many initiatives aimed
at improving the lives of ordinary people. In this
interview, the senior manager, HR administration
and community development, talks about his work
and his passions |
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Economic
sense and sensibility
There’s more to economics than analysing data
and crunching numbers, as Jiban K. Mukhopadhyay,
economic advisor with Tata Services and chief editor
of the Statistical Outline of India, takes pains
to explain |
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Chemical
instincts: The vet who went his way
Twenty years with the Tata Group have not dulled
Kapil Mehan’s appetite for new challenges
or his ambition to do the best job he can. An interview
with the vice-president, sales and marketing, of
Tata Chemicals |
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Philanthropy
with a difference
A new endeavour aimed at coordinating the various
social development initiatives of Tata companies
promises to fortify the group’s commitment
to helping society. Sujata Agarwal talks to Anant
G. Nadkarni, the man committed to the mission |
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Surfing
the learning curve
With a new name and revamped training courses and
programmes, Tata Infotech Education is primed to
be a leader in the IT training business. Rahul
Thapan, head of education services at Tata Infotech,
explains how the company intends to realise its
ambitions |
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'Leadership
is the key, not management'
Human resource management is one of the key drivers
in the transformation and restructuring presently
underway in the Tata Group. Alex Emmanuel,
vice president, HR, outlines the initiatives that
are helping reinvent the organisation |
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