Ratan Tata: A Life
About this ebook
Ratan Tata’s story is that of a man who overcame extraordinary obstacles and whose compassion took priority over business profit objectives, uniquely achieving both goals. As the head of India’s oldest and largest business house, his story also encapsulates the narrative of India’s growing ambitions on the world stage and rising clout in the last few decades.
During his tenure, Ratan Tata transformed the Tata Group from a collection of disparate companies into a unified powerhouse. Today, it is one of the world’s largest business conglomerates and is greatly admired for its compassionate capitalism and trusteeship model of holding wealth.
This is the only comprehensive, definitive and authorized account of Mr. Tata’s life and times, his struggles and his important contributions to contemporary India. It is the story of a private individual, a great industrialist, and a remarkable leader who steadfastly believes, above all, in the values that he inherited, and who spent his life in the service of his fellow humans and a fledgling nation.
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About the author
Dr. Thomas Mathew (https://thomasmathew.com) is a retired career bureaucrat belonging to the 1983 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. With a passion for writing, he has several publications to his credit, including four books – In Search of Congruence: India-US Relations under the Obama Administration (edited and contributed to its lead chapter), The Winged Wonders of Rashtrapati Bhavan, and Abode Under the Dome. He regularly writes opinion pieces for leading dailies. Dr. Mathew holds a PhD degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and is a Bachelor of Law from Delhi University. He has worked in key roles in the Ministries of Finance, Defense and Industry, among others. He subsequently served as Additional Secretary to President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Dr. Mathew met Ratan Tata in a professional capacity about three decades ago. They continued their interactions due to their shared interests. In 2018, Dr. Mathew began work on the biography of Ratan Tata. Now retired, he serves on the board of several companies and is consulted on corporate matters. He lives in Gurugram, pursuing his passion of writing, nature conservation and photography.
