do you know the name of the man who gave India wings
it was Jahangir ratn ji Dada bhai Tata he was properly know as grd he was born in Paris of July 29 , 1904 his father Ratanji Dadabhai Tata was Persi and mother Suzanne bruere was France Tata childhood was spent travelling between France and India .
Some people said in just that he got his surname from an ancestor who is tooed on the shores Bombay and waved ta- ta desperating ships
In 1924 at the age of 20 as a friends citizen he was recruited into the French Army a year letter he was sent to England to prepare for admission in Cambridge University but his father Ratanji asked him to return to Bombay to work in his crystal plant called the Tata Steel industry is father did not consider a College degree necessary to succeed in life a year letter ratnajee died his elderst son and heir Jahangir inherited the directorship of the Tata sons and board
Jrd became Indians first licensed pilot in 1929 it was jrd who gave India wins of fly in 1932 jrd setup data aviation service by piloting the first flight himself from Karachi to Bombay in a small aircraft jrd at the age of 34 vause elected the chairman of Tata and sons in 1938 making him the youngest head of the largest industrial group in India in 1948 Air India was launched jointly by jrd and the Indian government in 1953 jrd was made the chairperson of air India for the next 25 years he worked tirelessly to make Air India successful jrd excelled not only as an aviator but also as a philanthripist, educationist, sportman poet and sculptor he received the highest civilian award the Bharat Ratna in 1992 from the Indian government
Jrd last major public statement was an appeal to Indians to maintain peace he breathed his last own November 2993 to you know jrd Tata was not only the director of the TATA company but also a great human being he made sure that 75% of the company profit was spent on looking after the work is and those in need
When you work ,work as if Everything depends on you when you pray as if everything depend on god - JRD Tata
Thank you so much-
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