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5 unusual facts about J. R. D. Tata


J. R. D. Tata

He founded India's first commercial airline, Tata Airlines in 1932, which became Air India in 1946, now India's national airline.He and Nevill Vintcent worked together in building Tata Airlines.

J. R. D. Tata was inspired early by aviation pioneer Louis Blériot, and took to flying.

It also founded the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS, 1936), the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR, 1945), and the National Center for Performing Arts.

R. M. Lala

R.M. Lala’s impressive career spans journalism, publishing, philanthropy and writing books, including the best-selling biography, Beyond the Last Blue Mountain: A Life of J.R.D. Tata.

# In Search of Ethical Leadership - Includes Business Ethics of J.R.D. Tata; 1st published in 1986; ISBN 978-81-7094-631-1



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