Tata Consultancy Services (India's largest IT Company) Tata Motors, Titan Industries, Tata Tea, Voltas and Air India Have you heard the name? Sure must have heard.
But do you know that these successful companies were snot tarted by different entrepreneurs but only by a single entrepreneur? Yes, we are talking about one of the most successful business houses in India, Jai Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, which is Chairman of Tata-Group.
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, who was honored by the Indian industry, was a fearless pilot and visionary ahead of his time. In the major industrialists setting up the industrial foundations of modern India, their names are marked with golden words.
Friends, any developing country needs to succeed in the industries associated with some important features to achieve rapid progress. JRD Tata has played an undeniable role in the development of hotels, engineering, air force and other important industries in India. Respecting his unprecedented contribution, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan Award by the Indian Government in 1955 and Bharat Ratna of India's highest civilian honor in 1992.
Childhood and education-Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata was born on 29 July 1904 in Paris, France. He used to belong to a famous Indian Parsi family. His father Ratanji Dadabhai was a successful businessman and mother Mrs. Sujen Brewre was a French woman.
JRD spent a large part of Tata's childhood in France, hence French was their first language. He used to go to Paris to study Janson De Sailly School. His studies were held in France, Japan, and England.
In 1923, his father sent him to Britain so that he could increase his English knowledge and enroll in British University. There he studied at Grammar School and when this course was completed he started thinking of engineering from Cambridge. But then, according to a new law in France, every young man above 20 years of age in France became compulsory in the army. So he joined the French army. He wanted to stay in the army even further, but his father was not prepared for it!
If JRD did not listen to Dad, he probably would have died. Because after a few days of leaving his army, the regiments they were in were sent to Morocco on a mission, in which all Soldiers were killed. After leaving the army, he wanted to complete his dream of engineering from Cambridge, but his father invited him to India.
Jahangir Ratanji Tata was India's first licensed pilot; his father was cousin of Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata. And his mother was the first woman in India, who had carped the car. JRD was the wife of Nita, Ratanbai Petit, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who became the founder of Pakistan in August 1947.
JRD came to India in December 1925 and started working as an assignment, he did not get any salary for this. John Peterson of Scottish origin was his business mentor. JRD had already lost her mother in 1922 and in 1926, when her father was about 22 years old, her father died. This year he was selected as the board member of Tata Sons (Tata Group's flagship company).
Father of civil aviation-
In 1929, he renounced his French citizenship and took citizenship of India. This year, the first Indian to pass a pilot exam. Further, in 1932, JRD Tata launched the commercial airline (Tata Air Lines) in India. By becoming transformed in the coming future, the country's national airline "Air India" has been created. That is why he is also called "the father of civil aviation" of India.
He used to say often- Live life in some dangerous way.
And he really said this statement. The adventure of flying the first flight of TATA Airlines was done by JRD Tata himself. On October 5, 1932, "The Leopard Moth" aircraft flew to Karachi from Mumbai. At that time, this feat was very courageous and feasible. Once again in the year 1962, he flew the same plane at the age of 58, and then in the year 1982, on the same route at the age of 78.
Became youngest chairman -
At the age of 34, in 1938, JRD Tata was elected the Chairman of Tata & Sons, and in this way he replaced Nowroji Saklatwala and became the youngest head of India's largest industrial group. He remained on this post for more than 50 years, which is a huge record in itself.
When JRD became chairman, 14 ventures were run under the Tata group, and as soon as they retired, they reached the number 95. During his extremely successful tenure, he conveyed the Tata brand to the house and in the areas of Chemical, Automobile, Tea, IT, Tata has been included among the leading Indian companies.
From Family Business to Professional Business-JRD has started breaking up the tradition of the company's top posts and the family members will be appointed and started to hire professionals and start promoting in company to run business operations. In this way, he showed the right way to succeed Indian industries and promoted entrepreneurial talent and expertise.
Employee Welfare Schemes started -
Today, JRD Tata has the hand behind making corporate India a part of the facilities that the grantees take for granted. Eight hours office Free health facilities Provident Fund of employees Accident compensation schemes, etc.
The result of their welfare thinking. Later these welfare provisions were included in the statutory requirements by the Government and given place in the Workmen Compensation Act.
JRD believed that from the time the employee comes out for work from the time he does not return to his house till then he is the responsibility of the company and if something happens during this period, then the company is financially responsible for it. Indian industry legend JRD Tata remained the chairman until 1991 and after that he put his work on Ratan Tata's strong shoulders.
J.R.D. Tata (A special Person) -
When any country moves forward on the path of development, it is common for large industrialists and politicians to be involved in confusion, to have a degree of mischief, or to conduct unrighteous conduct. But this greatness was beyond all these corruptions. He has always adopted the path of morality and virtue. This is the reason that today even the Tata Group is one of India's most trusted business houses.
Awards and honors
Karmayogi industrialist J. R. D. Tata was appointed by the Indian Air Force Group Captain, Air Commodore, and Air Vice Marshal Degree was provided.
In the year 1954, the French government gave him the highest civilian award "Legion of the Honor" Padma Vibhushan by the Indian Government in 1955 and after that Afterwards, he was honored with the Tony Jane's award in March 1971. In the year 1975, he was awarded Gold Air Medal by the Federation Aeronautic Internationale. In the year 1976, he received the Edward Warner Prize, which was provided by the international airline organization based in Canada. He was awarded Gold Air Medal in 1985 by Federation Aeronautique International.
In 1986, he was honored with the award by the International Civil Organization by the Edward Warner Medal. In 1988 he received the Daniel Nguniinem Award.
Bharat Ratna award was won in 1992.
JRD Tata's generosity-
Jahangir had a very great feature. Whenever there was a challenge or difficulty, he used to take responsibility as a gentleman who came forward. And whenever the success was appreciated, he would give all the credit to his coworker and company worker Gan. When he retired from the headship, the Tata group's annual turnover had reached more than ten thousand crores. He gave all the credit for this vivid success to the employees working in the Tata Group.
Work style-
Jahangir's methodology was very accurate and detailed. During his tenure, he used to concentrate on small things himself before each flight and prepare a list of essential things. Working with a group and operating them efficiently came from them well. And as we know, he never missed his credit of success for others.
JRD Tata had said - Without deep thinking and hard work, nothing can be obtained.
Amazing popularity-
There are some people who leave an indelible impression by their good work. Jahangir was also something similar. During his 50-year tenure, he had taken such a high regard for one of the Tata Group that in a matter of five decades, the company did not strike at any one time. This shows that he was a skilled manager.
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