JRD TATA
JRD TATA WHENÂ took the helm of the Tata Group in 1991, the company’s revenue was around $5 billion. By the time he stepped down, he had built a $100 billion global empire, all while steadfastly upholding a century-old tradition of putting people and principles before profit. Ratan Naval Tata, born on December 28, 1937, was more than just the former chairman of India’s largest conglomerate. He was a quiet revolutionary whose leadership seamlessly wove together aggressive global ambition with a deep, unwavering commitment to ethical capitalism and compassionate philanthropy. From the shop floors of Jamshedpur to the boardrooms of Wall Street, his life was a masterclass in transformative leadership, proving that commercial success and social conscience are not just compatible but mutually reinforcing.JRD TATA The Making of a Reluctant Titan JRD TATA Ratan Tata’s path to leadership was neither straightforward nor preordained. Born into the illustrious Tata family in…