Ratanji dadabhoy tata
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Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata is born in Paris, the second of four children of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (Jamsetji Tata’s first cousin) and his wife, Suzanne Briere.
The Tatas purchase a house on the beach in Hardelot, France, where the young ‘Jeh’, as he is fondly known, is enthralled by their neighbour, aviator Louis Bleriot. The family alternates between Bombay and Paris until 1917.
JRD is drafted into the French Army for a year. In 1925, RD Tata summons his son back to India.
In India, he spends a year learning the ropes in Jamshedpur. When his father passes away the same year, JRD is brought on to the Board of Directors in Tata Sons.
JRD Tata becomes the first person to qualify for a pilot’s licence in India, and holds Private Licence No. 1.
JRD Tata marries Thelma Vicaji, affectionately known as ‘Thelly’.
The intrepid aviator competes in The Aga Khan’s air race between England and India, and comes in second after a legendary dis
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Ratanji Tata
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1871–1918)
This article is about Sir Ratanji Tata, the philanthropist and son of Jamsetji Tata. For the late Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, see Ratan Tata. For the father of J. R. D. Tata, see Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.
Sir Ratanji Jamsetji TataJP (20 January 1871 – 5 September 1918) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist during the British Raj. He was the younger son of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group.
Biography
Ratanji Tata was born in Bombay in British India as the son of the noted Parsi merchant Jamsetji Tata. Ratan Tata was educated at St. Xavier's College in Bombay and afterwards entered his father's firm. On the death of the elder Tata in 1904, Ratanji Tata and his brother Dorabji Tata inherited a very large fortune, much of which they devoted to philanthropic works of a practical nature and to the establishment of various industrial enterprises for developing the resources of India.
An Indian institute of scientific and medical research (Indian Institute of Science, IISc) was founde
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Jamshedji Tata
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1904)
Sir Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata | |
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Tata on a 1910 postcard | |
| Born | Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-03-03)3 March 1839 Navsari, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 19 May 1904(1904-05-19) (aged 65) Bad Nauheim, |
| Resting place | Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Elphinstone College |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, Philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder of Tata Group Founder of Tata Steel Founder of Jamshedpur |
| Spouse | Hirabai Daboo |
| Children | 2, including Dorabji and Ratanji |
| Relatives | Tata family |
Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (also spelled Jamsetji; 3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate company. He established the city of Jamshedpur.[1][2]
Born into a ZoroastrianParsi family in Navsari, his family came from Persia (Iran)
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