Jamsetji Tata
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904) was an Indian pioneer industrialist who founded the Tata Group, India's biggest conglomerate company. Named the greatest philanthropist of the century by several polls and ranking lists, he also established the city of Jamshedpur.
Jamsetji Tata | |
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Born | Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata 3 March 1839 |
Died | 19 May 1904 65) | (aged
Resting place | Woking, Surrey, England |
Alma mater | Elphinstone College |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist, Philanthropist |
Known for | Founder of Tata Group Founder of Tata Steel Founder of Jamshedpur |
Spouse | Hirabai Daboo |
Children | 2, including Dorabji and Ratanji |
Relatives | Tata family |
Jamshedji Tata is regarded as the legendary "Father of Indian Industry". He was so influential in the world of industry that Jawaharlal Nehru referred to Tata as a One-Man Planning Commission.
- "When you have to give the lead in action, in ideas – a lead which does not fit in with the very climate of opinion – that is true courage, physical or mental or spiritual, call it what you like, and it is this type of courage and vision that Jamshedji Tata showed. It is right that we should honour his memory and remember him as one of the big founders of modern India." —Jawaharlal Nehru
Tata, who in his early life was a merchant, went on to change the business world of India through his many ventures within the cotton and pig iron industry, and is known as one of the most important builders of the modern Indian economy. Out of his many achievements, Tata is particularly notable for the Tata Iron and Steel Works company in Jamshedpur.
Tata was ranked first in the "Hurun Philanthropists of the Century" (2021) by total donations of nearly $102.4 billion with the start of his key endowments way back in 1892.