In today’s article, we are going to explore all the fascinating facts about Ratan Tata, which will make you admire him even more once you learn about them.
“India lost its Ratan” a line trending all over social media and news platforms, since last night, after Sir Ratan Naval Tata, took his last breaths at the age of 86. He being the celebrated industrialist, was not only an inspiration for the society but also a saviour for the little animals.
He has left an incredible mark on Indian society and industry, and his death, seems like a personal loss to the society. However, in spite of knowing and hearing about this gentleman, there are facts that general people would still not be aware of. Therefore, as a token of tribute to this noble personality, we bring to our readers some amazing interesting facts about sir Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata Facts
1. Sir Ratan Tata was the great grandson of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata group. He was solely raised by his grandmother, Navajbai Tata.
2. Besides being a business tycoon, Sir Ratan Tata was also a licensed pilot, an information many might not be aware of. He was the first Indian to fly an F-16 Falcon in 2007.
3. From his pictures and posts, we could clearly make out his love for stray animals and especially dogs. He himself was a pet parent of two dogs, named Tito and Maximus.
4. At the headquarters of the Tata group, Sir Ratan Tata had started a tradition of giving shelter to stray dogs during the rains.
5. Sir Ratan Tata has not only been a name in business but also a man known for his nobility and humanity. During the Mumbai 26/11 Taj attacks, Sir Tata took the responsibility to help the employees of The Taj, and provided them salaries even during the repairment period of the hotel.
6. When we see people like Sir Tata exceed in their field, we create a perception about them and their lives to be full of joy. However, we are generally unaware of the chaos and struggles they face.
Just how, the audience might be unaware of Sir Ratan Tata persuing mechanical engineering against his father’s will and later graduating in an Architectural Programme of Cornell University.
7. Sir Tata was the beholder of India’s second highest civilian award, The Padma Vibhushan. The award was presented to him in 2008, as a token of recognition of his amazing contribution in the industry and the society.
8. Haven’t we generally seen, Indian personalities’ homes have a recognition with specific names such as “Mannat”, “Jalsa” etc. similarly, Sir Ratan Tata’s home located in Colaba, Mumbai is popular as “Bakhtawar” and “Cabins.”
9. Every normal human being has a leisure activity, which helps them relax and what they enjoy doing. Just like every other person, Sir Tata also has an activity which he loved doing during is leisure hours, which was to play a piano.
It was shared by him once, that he had learnt to play piano at a young age, and cherished every moment of it, after his retirement.
10. We generally tend to forget our alma maters, who have been our first stepping stone to success.
However, Sir Tata never forgot his alma maters and had gifted Cornell University $50 million, which makes him the largest international donor.
11. As discussed earlier, Sir Ratan Tata has been a die-heart animal lover. His love for animals could be seen through his contribution towards the animals when he opened the Tata Trusts Small Animal Hospital in Mumbai in 2023.
12. The sole reason behind the opening of the animal hospital was not only his love for animals. Besides, it was also inspired by his real life experience, where Sir Ratan Tata had to struggle to find adequate medical care for his dog.
13. Sir Ratan Tata took over Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008, exactly 10 years after the Tata’s Indica was insulted in 1998 by Ford officials.
14. Ratan Tata, had immense love and respect for his motherland. This could be seen from an incident that took place after the Taj Attack, when TATAs launched their biggest tender ever to remodel all their hotels in India and abroad.
Applying countries for tender also included Pakistanis, of which two big industrialists from Pakistan also visited India. They waited for long but couldn’t meet Ratan Tata, after which they reached and met a minister who called up Mr. Tata to meet the industrialists and consider their tender, to which Ratan Sir’s exact words were “You could be shameless, I am not.”
15. Besides rejecting the Tender, Mr. Ratan Tata also refused to ship even a single vehicle to Pakistan when the Pakistani Government placed an order for Tata’s Sumo to be imported into Pakistan.
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Conclusion
Sir Ratan Tata, born on 28th December 1937, in Mumbai passed away on 9th October 2024 at the age of 86. His death, is a huge loss to the country and every individual continues to express their sorrow and grief.
Just 3 days before his death, Sir Tata had posted on his social media, regarding his health issues yet keeping his spirits high which seemed like a positive note to his followers. However, his death was a setback not only to the industry but to the entire country, where even the Prime Minister expressed his condolences through Twitter. Citizens of the country continue to express their grief through posts, tweets, captions, quotes by Sir Ratan Tata and much more.
Always known for his nobility, humanity, great positive spirits and love for the humans and animals, Sir Tata was a generous soul who didn’t believe in taking Right decisions, but in taking decisions and then making them right. This loss, is personal and the clock stopped to tick for a moment, as India lost a gem, an inspiration to many.