Jamsetji Tata | Sir Dorab Tata | Sir Ratan Tata | JRD Tata | Naval Tata

There is a difference between making money for oneself and creating wealth for others. This is the story of a business house that has created wealth for a nation. It is a story of struggle, anxiety, adventure and achievement. This is the story of our pioneers.

Jamsetji Tata: The founder of the Tata Group began with a textile mill in central India in the 1870s. His powerful vision inspired the steel and power industries in India, set the foundation for technical educaton, and helped the country leapfrog from backwardness to the ranks of industrialised nations.

Here are some articles and other material about the man and his deeds:

• The giant who touched tomorrow: A profile
• Standing tall: A tribute by historian Dwijendra Tripathi
• Values are forever: Tata Sons executive director R Gopalakrishnan on Jamsetji Tata’s unique legacy
• A man in full: Excerpts from the biography by Frank Harris
• The quotable Jamsetji Tata: Quotes by and about the Tata founder
• A life in pictures: An interactive album

Sir Dorab Tata: Through his endeavours in setting up Tata Steel and Tata Power, this elder son of Jamsetji Tata was instrumental in transforming his father's grand vision into reality. It was also under his leadership that the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the premier charitable endowment of the Tatas, was created, propelling the Tata tradition of philanthropy.

More on Sir Dorabji Tata:

• In the name of the father: A profile
• Quotes by Sir Dorabji Tata
• A leader of many parts
• Snapshots
  

Sir Ratan Tata: Jamsetji Tata's younger son had a personality that reflected his sensitivity to the struggles of ordinary people and his desire to utilise his considerable wealth to enhance the quality of public life. A philanthropist all his life, he created a trust fund for "the advancement of learning and for the relief of human suffering and other works of public utility." The Sir Ratan Tata Trust is today the second largest of the Tata trusts.

More on Sir Ratan Tata:

• More than businessman: A profile
• Quotes by Sir Ratan Tata
• Snapshots
  

JRD Tata: The late chairman of the Tata Group pioneered civil aviation on the subcontinent in 1932 by launching the airline now known as Air India. That was the first of many path-breaking achievements that JRD, who guided the destiny of the Group for more than half a century, came to be remembered for.

Here are some articles and other material about JRD Tata:

• Spirit of the skies: A profile
• From here to eternity: Keshub Mahindra, the patriarch of the Mahindra & Mahindra Group, remembers ‘Jeh’
• Appro JRD: Sudha Murthy recalls an incident that shaped her life
• One of a kind: Long-time associate Maneck Dalal on a multifaceted personality
• A legend lives on: Ratan Tata pays tribute to the leader he succeeded
• The JRD I knew: JJ Bhabha remembers JRD’s contributions
• JRD, the eternal icon: Tata veteran TR Doongaji on the shaping of a legend
• The man behind the icon: SA Sabavala recalls a leader of many passions
• Wings for a nation: Excerpts from RM Lala’s The Creation of Wealth
• A life in pictures: An interactive album

Naval Tata: Naval Tata's many contributions in the fields of business, sports administration and labour relations symbolised all that is best in the Tata spirit of giving back to society and the communities in which its enterprises grow.

Here are some articles and other material about Naval Tata:

• A life lived from the heart: A profile
• Keeper of the flame: Simone Tata, Naval Tata’s wife, on a kind and humane spirit
• My friend Naval: Business leader Ram S Tarneja on a man who thought beyond profits
• An August requiem: JK Setna remembers a gentleman and a friend
• A life in pictures: An interactive album
• Quotes by and about Naval Tata