Ratan Tata might have a colossal net worth of around Rs 3800 crore, according to CNBC TV18 but Tata Group’s Chairman Emeritus is known for his down-to-earth personality. The famed industrialist and philanthropist doesn’t shy away from the public eye and is quite active on social media. On the other hand, Ratan Tata’s younger brother Jimmy Tata has mostly stayed away from the spotlight all his life…
Meet Ratan Tata’s brother Jimmy Tata
Jimmy Tata is the second son of Naval Tata with his first wife Sooni Commissariat. He’s Ratan Tata’s younger brother. In 2023, Ratan took to his Instagram account and shared a throwback photo with Jimmy from 1945. His caption read, “Those were happy days. Nothing came between us. (1945 with my brother Jimmy)”
Harsh Goenka, RPG Group Chairman, gave a more elaborate insight into Jimmy Tata, who maintains a humble lifestyle. In a tweet, Goenka revealed that Jimmy lives in a 2BHK flat. The flat is located on the sixth floor of Hampton Court in Colaba, Mumbai, according to Times of India. Harsh further shared that Jimmy is a very good squash player and that he was never interested in business, unlike Ratan Tata.
However, according to Mint, Jimmy Tata owns significant shares in several Tata Group companies. This includes Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Sons, TCS, Tata Power, Indian Hotels and Tata Chemicals. According to the Times of India, Jimmy Tata is a trustee of Sir Ratan Tata Trust. He inherited this position after his father Naval Tata’s death in 1989 and in accordance with his will. Jimmy is an actively involved and well-informed member when it comes to corporate developments within the Tata Group.
As for his simple lifestyle, in spite of his substantial wealth, Jimmy Tata doesn’t own a mobile phone, but keeps in touch with current trends through newspapers and books, according to Times of India. He reportedly also doesn’t have a secretary and rarely steps out of his apartment. According to the Economic Times, Jimmy Tata had earlier shared with TOI that his career started with Tata Group under his father, particularly, in the textile industry, but it subsequently ran into rough weather.
