Ratan Tata's success stems from a clear vision, integrity, hard work, passion for business, and social impact. Early challenges, education, JRD Tata's mentorship shaped his journey.

Ratan Tata's relationship with Tata Steel was very special as it not only gave him the start of his career but also taught him valuable lessons such as leadership skills and business management.

At that time, Corus' annual steel production was four times higher than Tata Steel. Tata Group pioneered commercial aviation in India by launching an airline in 1932 that later became Air India.

Tata-owned Port Talbot steel plants in Wales had also been a failure, with the loss of 2500 jobs, despite a $654 million taxpayer-backed deal with the government.

In 2007, Tata Steel took over Corus (then British Steel), Europe’s second biggest steel maker, and, a year later, Tata Motors took over Jaguar Land Rover, beating Ford to the punch.

T wo things are often said of Ratan Tata, former head of the Tata Group, one of India’s mightiest conglomerates: he was a giant of Indian business, and among its most virtuous figures.

Tata Group is a sprawling collection of nearly 100 companies, including the country’s largest automaker, the largest private steel company and a leading outsourcing firm.

But the real surprise came in 2000 when he acquired the British tea giant, Tetley—double the size of Tata itself at the time. This bold move propelled Tata Group’s Global Beverages to become the ...

Ratan Tata, an Indian business magnate who once headed the Tata Group conglomerate, has died. He was 86 years old. “It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to Mr. Ratan Naval ...

A true corporate titan, he always benchmarked himself and his group’s products against the world’s best. So should the rest of the country. October 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM EDT By Mihir Sharma ...

Dean Srikant Datar remembered him this way: “Ratan Tata’s impact will be felt for decades to come. There is no better example of business in service of society than the Tata Group, which invested in ...