Ratan Tata through the years

Oct 10, 2024

By: ashmita.gupta@timesinternet.in

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"Happy days"

A young Ratan Tata with his brother Jimmy (circa 1945).

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School yearbook

Ratan’s yearbook picture from when he attended Riverdale Country School, USA, back in 1955.

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Ratan Tata with his grandmother

Rare picture of Ratan Naval Tata with grandmother Navajbai Tata — a philanthropist and the first woman director of Tata Sons.

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At Cornell

Tata enrolled in Cornell University, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1959. Over there, he became a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity.

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In Jamshedpur

Ratan Tata on a holiday from college in the city of Jamshedpur.

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A young Tata

Ratan Tata on board a ship cruise with the company’s employees.

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Tata in 1985

Ratan Tata joined Tata Sons when he was fresh out of college.

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Ratan Tata with JRD Tata

The late industrialist with his grandfather and mentor.

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In his natural habitat

Ratan Tata was a trained pilot with a pilot license to boot.

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