Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata business empire, was born in Navsari. GujaratHis father, Nusserwanji Tata, was from a lineage of Parsi priests, but became the first in his family to venture into business.
Jamsetji left at the age of 14 Mumbai To join his father, he enrolled him in Elphinstone College, where he graduated in 1858. By the age of 29, Jamsetji had started his own trading business, laying the foundation for the Tata Group. In case you are confused, Jamsetji is Ratan Tata’s great grandfather.
They had two children: Dorabji and Ratanji. Dorabji and his wife Meherbai Tata had no children. Ratanji Tata married Nawazbai Seth and adopted Naval Tata, the son of his distant relative.
Naval Tata married Sonu and had two sons, Ratan Tata and Jimmy Tata. After Naval and Sonu’s divorce, when Ratan was 10, Naval remarried Simone Dunoyer, with whom he had a son, Noel Tata, making him Ratan and Jimmy’s half-brother. Noel Tata, as mentioned above, has three children.
5. He skipped an awards ceremony at Buckingham Palace to care for his sick dog
A heart-touching story about Ratan Tata’s love for dogs came to light in 2018. At that time, he had decided not to attend the Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony hosted by the UK Royal Family. buckingham palaceInstead, he remained at home to care for his seriously ill dog.
Ratan Tata expressed his strong bond with dogs in an interview with Tata Review, “My love for dogs as pets is always strong and will continue as long as I live. Whenever one of my pets dies there is an indescribable grief, and I resolve that I may never go through another separation of that nature.,
He also started many projects for the care of dogs and other animals. His last major endeavor was the Small Animal Hospital in Mumbai, which opened on 1 July. According to Hindustan Times, this state-of-the-art facility of over 98,000 square feet was built with an investment of Rs 165 crore.
