Childhood and early life - Ratan Tata was born in Mumbai, during the British Raj on 28th December 1937 to Naval and Sooni Tata.
Achievements - Ratan Naval Tata was chairman of the Tata Group until his retirement in 2012, after which he served as temporary chairman in 2017.
Overcoming the challenges - Ratan Tata had a significant task when he met with Ford executives to sell the Tata Group’s vehicle division.
Ratan Tata, a patron of education, medicine, and rural development, helped the University of New South Wales Faculty of Engineering supply better water to underserved communities.
In 2010, Tata Group Enterprises and Tata Charities gave $50 million to Harvard Business School (HBS) to build an executive center.
His involvement is in several development and humanitarian projects to provide education and a better living in rural India.
Throughout his career, he has garnered several accolades and distinctions. He received the highest civilian honors, the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
His fortune is astonishing at GBP 300 million, although he owns less than 1% of the mammoth conglomerate of Tata Group.
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