Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran offered his tributes in Jamshedpur, the city founded by Jamsetji
Mr Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata has provided us with his inspiration, his ethics and values, his vision and selflessness which have provided dignity and livelihood to tens of thousands of citizens, Rata Tata wrote in Twitter. Image: (Twitter- @RNTata2000)
New Delhi: Industrialist Ratan Tata took to Instagram and Twitter on Thursday to pay tribute to Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, doyen of Indian industry and founder of the Tata Group of Companies, on his 183rd birth anniversary
In his post, Ratan Tata wrote, “Mr Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata has provided us with his inspiration, his ethics and values, his vision and selflessness which have provided dignity and livelihood to tens of thousands of citizens. My best wishes go out to all the Tata group companies, employees and their families on the birth anniversary of our founder.”
Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, posted with a photo of him standing next to a sculpture of Jamsetji.
The Tata Group of Companies has also been sharing tributes to mark Jamsetji’s birth anniversary. Floral tributes were paid by the Tata Sons and all brass of the Tata group along with employees at Air India headquarters. Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran offered his tributes in Jamshedpur, the city founded by Jamsetji.
In separate posts with the hashtag ‘Legend Lives On’, Tata Group shared on Instagram about how Jamsetji’s visions were manifested into reality.
Jamsetji Tata was an Indian pioneer industrialist, who founded the country’s biggest conglomerate, the Tata group.
“The Cricket Club of India features one of the most impressive solar rooftop installations on a cricket stadium. This aspiration for cleaner energy is powered through an idea by our Founder, Jamsetji Tata,” one post reads. The idea for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai was also a manifestation of Jamsetji’s ideas, the conglomerate mentioned in a post.
Jamsetji Tata started a trading firm in 1868 at the age of 29 with a capital of Rs 21,000, that later became the big conglomerate, Tata group.
In 1874, Jamsetji established Empress Mills, a textile mill in Nagpur instead of Mumbai. Empress Mills pioneered employee welfare initiatives much before they were enacted by law.
He established the JN Tata Endowment Fund in 1892 to help Indian students pursue higher studies abroad and brought luxury hospitality to India with Mumbai’s iconic Taj Mahal Hotel opening for business on December 16, 1903.
