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{{short description|Indian industrialist (born 1937)}}
{{Short description|Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)}}
{{about|the former chairman of Tata Sons|the philanthropist and grandfather of Tata|Ratanji Tata|the father of J. R. D. Tata|Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}}
{{about|the cirrent chairman of Tata Sons|the philanthropist and grandfather of Tata|Ratanji Tata|the father of J. R. D. Tata|Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Ratan Tata
| name              = Ratan Tata
| image              = Ratan Tata photo.jpg
| image              = 35. ISC-Symposium-Ratan N. Tata in der Pause-HSGN 028-01812.JPG
| caption            = Tata in 2010
| caption            = Tata in 2005
| birth_name        = Ratan Naval Tata
| birth_name        = Ratan Naval Tata
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1937|12|28|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1937|12|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />(now [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India)
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2024|10|09|1937|12|28|df=yes}}
| death_place        = Mumbai, India
| alma_mater        = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Architecture|BArch]])
| alma_mater        = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Architecture|BArch]])
| occupation        = Industrialist, Philanthropist  
| occupation        = [[Industrialist]], [[Philanthropist]]
| title              = Chairman Emeritus, [[Tata Sons]] and [[Tata Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|title=Tata Sons Board replaces Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman, Selection Committee set up for new Chairman via @tatacompanies|last=Tata.com|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215035/http://tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|archive-date=24 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| title              = Chairman Emeritus, [[Tata Sons]] and [[Tata Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|title=Tata Sons Board replaces Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman, Selection Committee set up for new Chairman via @tatacompanies|last=Tata.com|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024215035/http://tata.com/article/inside/tata-sons-chairman-selection-committee|archive-date=24 October 2016}}</ref>
| term              = {{ubl|1991–2012|2016–2017}}
| term              = {{ubl|1991–2012|2016–2017}}
| predecessor        = [[J. R. D. Tata]]
| predecessor        = [[J. R. D. Tata]]
| successor          = {{ubl|[[Cyrus Mistry]] (2012–2016) | [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] (2017–present)}}
| successor          = {{ubl|[[Cyrus Mistry]] (2012–2016) | [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] (2017–present)}}
| parents            = [[Naval Tata]]
| father            = [[Naval Tata]]
| relations          = [[Tata family]]
| relations          = [[Tata family]]
| awards            = {{ubl|[[Order of Australia]] (2023)|[[Assam Baibhav]] (2021)|[[Order of British Empire|Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (2014)|[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008)|[[Maharashtra Bhushan]] (2006)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)}}
| awards            = {{ubl|[[Order of Australia]] (2023)|[[Assam Baibhav]] (2021)|[[Order of British Empire|Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (2014)|[[Padma Vibhushan]] (2008)|[[Maharashtra Bhushan]] (2006)|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2000)}}
| Died              = 10 October 2024 [Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India]
}}
}}


'''Ratan Naval Tata''' (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist, philanthropist and former chairman of [[Tata Sons]]. He was a chairman of the [[Tata Group]] from 1990 to 2012, and interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017. He continues to head its charitable trusts.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons | access-date=11 January 2016 | archive-date=11 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211181424/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Masani|first1=Zareer|title=What makes the Tata empire tick?n;|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=The Independent (UK)|date=5 February 2015|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601162559/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour in 2000.<ref name="List of Fellows" />
'''Ratan Naval Tata''' (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who was a chairman of [[Tata Sons]]. He served as chairman of the [[Tata Group]] from 1990 to 2012, and interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017. He continues to head its charitable trusts.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | work=The Times of India | title=Ratan Tata is chairman emeritus of Tata Sons | access-date=11 January 2016 | archive-date=11 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211181424/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-is-chairman-emeritus-of-Tata-Sonsss/articleshow/17671786.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Masani|first1=Zareer|title=What makes the Tata empire tick?n;|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=The Independent (UK)|date=5 February 2015|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601162559/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/what-makes-the-tata-empire-tick-10024897.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he received the [[Padma Vibhushan]], the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour in 2000.<ref name="List of Fellows" />


He is the son of [[Naval Tata]], who was adopted by [[Ratanji Tata]], son of [[Jamsetji Tata]], the founder of the [[Tata Group]]. He graduated from the [[Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning|Cornell University College of Architecture]] with a bachelor's degree in architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |title=Leadership Team &#124; Tata group |publisher=Tata.com |date=28 December 2012 |accessdate=10 January 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501051021/https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined Tata in 1961, where he worked on the shop floor of [[Tata Steel]]. He later succeeded [[J. R. D. Tata]] as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired [[Tetley]], [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Corus Group plc|Corus]], in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business. Tata is also one of the largest philanthropists in the world, having donated around 60–65% of his income to charity.
Ratan Tata was the son of [[Naval Tata]], who was adopted by [[Ratanji Tata]], son of [[Jamsetji Tata]], was the founder of the [[Tata Group]]. He graduated from the [[Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning|Cornell University College of Architecture]] with a bachelor's degree in architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |title=Leadership Team &#124; Tata group |publisher=Tata.com |date=28 December 2012 |access-date=10 January 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501051021/https://www.tata.com/management-team#//management-team/rnt |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined Tata in 1961, where he worked on the shop floor of [[Tata Steel]]. He later succeeded [[J. R. D. Tata]] as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter's retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired [[Tetley]], [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Corus Group plc|Corus]], in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business. Tata is also one of the largest philanthropists in the world, having donated around 60–65% of his income to charity.


== Early life ==
Tata was also a prolific investor and has made numerous investments in several startups. Tata has invested in over 30 start-ups to date, most in a personal capacity and some via his investment company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2021 |title=Ratan Tata turns 84: A list of 10 start-ups funded by the industrialist |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/ratan-tata-turns-84-a-list-of-10-start-ups-funded-by-the-industrialist-317098-2021-12-28 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2022 |title=Ratan Tata invests in companionship startup Goodfellows: Why he invested, the business model and other details |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/ratan-tata-invests-in-companionship-startup-goodfellows-why-he-invested-the-business-model-and-other-details/articleshow/93613980.cms |access-date=17 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 
Bro was magnificent. What a legend. RIP
 
==Early life and education==
{{Main|Tata family}}
{{Main|Tata family}}
Ratan Tata was born in Bombay, now [[Mumbai]], during the [[British Raj]], into a [[Parsis|Parsi]] Zoroastrian family, on 28 December 1937.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Hollar |first1=Sherman |title=Ratan Tata |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912205527/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the son of [[Naval Tata]], who was born in [[Surat]] and later adopted into the Tata family, and Sooni Tata, the niece of Tata group founder [[Jamsetji Tata]]. Tata's biological grandfather, Hormusji Tata, was a member of the Tata family by blood. In 1948, when Tata was 10, his parents separated, and he was subsequently raised and adopted by Navajbai Tata, his grandmother and widow of Ratanji Tata.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratan Tata rode the tiger economy and now he drives Jaguar|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|access-date=31 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 March 2008|last=Langley|archive-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004183508/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has a younger brother Jimmy Tata<ref>{{Cite web |last=এক্সপ্রেস |first=বেঙ্গল |date=8 December 2022 |title=দুটা মাত্র ঘর, ব্যাবহার করেন না মোবাইল চিনতে পাচ্ছেন রতন টাটার এই ভাই কে ? |url=https://bengalxpress.in/only-two-houses-dont-use-mobile-phones-can-you-recognize-who-is-ratan-tatas-brother/ |access-date=8 December 2022 |website=Bengal Xpress |language=bn}}</ref> and a half-brother, [[Noel Tata]], from Naval Tata's second marriage with [[Simone Tata]], with whom he was raised.


Ratan Tata was born in Bombay, now [[Mumbai]], during the [[British Raj]], on 28 December 1937.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Hollar |first1=Sherman |title=Ratan Tata |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912205527/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ratan-Tata |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the son of [[Naval Tata]], who was born in [[Surat]] and later adopted into the Tata family, and Sooni Tata, the niece of Tata group founder [[Jamsetji Tata]]. Tata's biological grandfather, Hormusji Tata, was a member of the Tata family by blood. In 1948, when Tata was 10, his parents separated, and he was subsequently raised and adopted by Navajbai Tata, his grandmother and widow of Ratanji Tata.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ratan Tata rode the tiger economy and now he drives Jaguar|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|access-date=31 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 March 2008|last=Langley|archive-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004183508/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3556736/Ratan-Tata-rode-the-tiger-economy-and-now-he-drives-Jaguar.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has a younger brother Jimmy Tata<ref>{{Cite web |last=এক্সপ্রেস |first=বেঙ্গল |date=8 December 2022 |title=দুটা মাত্র ঘর, ব্যাবহার করেন না মোবাইল চিনতে পাচ্ছেন রতন টাটার এই ভাই কে ? |url=https://bengalxpress.in/only-two-houses-dont-use-mobile-phones-can-you-recognize-who-is-ratan-tatas-brother/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 December 2022 |website=Bengal Xpress |language=bn}}</ref> and a half-brother, [[Noel Tata]], from Naval Tata's second marriage with [[Simone Tata]], with whom he was raised.
Tata studied at the [[Campion School, Mumbai]] till the 8th class. After which, he studied at the [[Cathedral and John Connon School]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in [[Shimla]], and the [[Riverdale Country School]] in New York City, which he graduated from in 1955.<ref name="toitataschool">{{cite news |date=31 March 2009 |title=Ratan Tata goes back to school |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725200328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |archive-date=25 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Philip|first1=Handler|last2=Maddy|first2=Handler|date=June 2009|title=Ratan Tata '59: The Cornell Story|url=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|website=Cornell University |access-date=12 March 2018|archive-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031411/https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/riverdalecountryschool/docs/quadspring2010rev_1_/21|title=QUAD Spring 2010|work=Issuu|access-date=12 March 2018}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After graduating from high school, Tata enrolled in [[Cornell University]], from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1959. While at Cornell, Tata became a member of the [[Alpha Sigma Phi|Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity]]. In 2008, Tata gifted Cornell $50 Million, becoming the largest international donor in the university's history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://csuitespotlight.com/2020/12/02/ratan-tata-62-becomes-cornell-universitys-biggest-international-donor/ | title=Ratan Tata, '62, Becomes Cornell University's Biggest International Donor – C-Suite Spotlight | date=2 December 2020 }}</ref>
 
He studied at the [[Campion School, Mumbai]] till the 8th class. After which, he studied at the [[Cathedral and John Connon School]] in [[Mumbai]], the [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in [[Shimla]], and the [[Riverdale Country School]] in New York City, which he graduated from in 1955.<ref name="toitataschool">{{cite news |date=31 March 2009 |title=Ratan Tata goes back to school |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |url-status=dead |access-date=31 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725200328/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-31/india/28031551_1_ratan-tata-nie-tata-group |archive-date=25 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite document|last1=Philip|first1=Handler|last2=Maddy|first2=Handler|date=June 2009|title=Ratan Tata '59: The Cornell Story|url=https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|journal=|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313031411/https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/13622|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/riverdalecountryschool/docs/quadspring2010rev_1_/21|title=QUAD Spring 2010|work=Issuu|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref> After graduating from high school, Tata enrolled in [[Cornell University]], from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in 1959. In 2008, Tata gifted Cornell $50 Million, becoming the largest international donor in the university’s history.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://csuitespotlight.com/2020/12/02/ratan-tata-62-becomes-cornell-universitys-biggest-international-donor/ | title=Ratan Tata, '62, Becomes Cornell University's Biggest International Donor – C-Suite Spotlight }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In the 1970s, Tata was given a managerial position in the Tata group. He achieved initial success by turning the subsidiary National Radio and Electronics ([https://www.nelco.in/ NELCO]) around, only to see it collapse during an economic slowdown.<ref name="BS">{{cite news|last1=Majumdar|first1=Shyamal|title=40 Years Ago... and Now: Ratan Tata increased dare quotient of Tata group|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|access-date=29 April 2016|work=Business Standard|date=21 January 2015|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222040/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ratan Tata and NELCO Crucible&nbsp;– The untold story.|url=https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|website=vivifychangecatalyst|date=11 October 2013|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011222559/https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1991, [[J. R. D. Tata]] stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, naming him his successor. Initially, Tata faced stiff resistance from the heads of various subsidiaries, who had a large amount of operational freedom under the senior Tata's tenure. In response, Tata implemented a number of policies designed to consolidate power, including the implementation of a retirement age, having subsidiaries report directly to the group office, and requiring subsidiaries to contribute their profit to building the Tata group brand. Tata prioritised innovation and delegated many responsibilities to younger talent.<ref name="ChrisDeresky">{{cite book|last1=Christopher|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Deresky|first2=Helen|title=International Management: Managing Cultural Diversity|date=2012|publisher=Pearson Australia|isbn=9781442539679|page=457|edition=Second|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709192857/https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|url-status=live}}</ref> Under his leadership, overlapping operations between subsidiaries were streamlined into company-wide operations, with the group exiting unrelated businesses to take on globalisation.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2011 |title=The Tata group: Out of India |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/node/18285497 |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605100103/http://www.economist.com/node/18285497 |archive-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>
In the 1970s Tata was given a managerial position in the Tata group. He achieved initial success by turning the subsidiary National Radio and Electronics ([https://www.nelco.in/ NELCO]) around, only to see it collapse during an economic slowdown.<ref name="BS">{{cite news|last1=Majumdar|first1=Shyamal|title=40 Years Ago... and Now: Ratan Tata increased dare quotient of Tata group|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|access-date=29 April 2016|work=Business Standard|date=21 January 2015|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513222040/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/40-years-ago-and-now-ratan-tata-increased-the-dare-quotient-of-the-tata-group-115012000145_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ratan Tata and NELCO Crucible&nbsp;– The untold story.|url=https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|website=vivifychangecatalyst|date=11 October 2013|access-date=29 April 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011222559/https://vivifychangecatalyst.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/ratan-tata-and-nelco-crucible-the-untold-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1991, [[J. R. D. Tata]] stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, naming him his successor. Initially, Tata faced stiff resistance from the heads of various subsidiaries, who had a large amount of operational freedom under the senior Tata's tenure. In response, Tata implemented a number of policies designed to consolidate power, including the implementation of a retirement age, having subsidiaries report directly to the group office, and requiring subsidiaries to contribute their profit to building the Tata group brand. Tata prioritised innovation and delegated many responsibilities to younger talent.<ref name="ChrisDeresky">{{cite book|last1=Christopher|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Deresky|first2=Helen|title=International Management: Managing Cultural Diversity|date=2012|publisher=Pearson Australia|isbn=978-1-4425-3967-9|page=457|edition=Second|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=9 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709192857/https://books.google.com/books?id=BSfiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA460|url-status=live}}</ref> Under his leadership, overlapping operations between subsidiaries were streamlined into company-wide operations, with the group exiting unrelated businesses to take on globalisation.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 March 2011 |title=The Tata group: Out of India |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/node/18285497 |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605100103/http://www.economist.com/node/18285497 |archive-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>


[[File:Ratan Tata.jpg|thumb|left|Ratan Tata (right) in Bangladesh, 2005]]
[[File:Ratan Tata.jpg|thumb|left|Ratan Tata (right) in Bangladesh, 2005]]
During the 21 years Tata led the Tata Group, revenues grew over 40 times, and profit over 50 times.<ref name="BS"/> When he took over the company, sales overwhelmingly comprised commodity sales, but at the end of his tenure, the majority of sales came from brands.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aiyar|first1=Shankkar|title=Ratan's Tata|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-2.4percent-of-gdp/1/206727.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=India Today|date=24 February 2003|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531235635/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-2.4percent-of-gdp/1/206727.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldstein|first1=Andrea|title=The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata|url=https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|publisher=Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania|page=36|date=January 2008|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602122428/https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|url-status=live}}</ref> He had [[Tata Global Beverages|Tata Tea]] acquire [[Tetley]], [[Tata Motors]] acquire [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Tata Steel]] acquire [[Corus Group plc|Corus]]. These acquisitions repositioned Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business, with over 65% of revenues coming from operations and sales internationally.<ref name="BS"/>  
 
During the 21 years Tata led the Tata Group, revenues grew over 40 times, and profit over 50 times.<ref name="BS"/> When he took over the company, sales overwhelmingly comprised commodity sales, but at the end of his tenure, the majority of sales came from brands.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aiyar|first1=Shankkar|title=Ratan's Tata|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-2.4percent-of-gdp/1/206727.html|access-date=30 April 2016|work=India Today|date=24 February 2003|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531235635/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/tata-group-grows-fourfold-under-ratan-tata-accounts-for-2.4percent-of-gdp/1/206727.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldstein|first1=Andrea|title=The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata|url=https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|publisher=Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania|page=36|date=January 2008|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602122428/https://www.ciaonet.org/attachments/830/uploads#page=36|url-status=live}}</ref> He had [[Tata Global Beverages|Tata Tea]] acquire [[Tetley]], [[Tata Motors]] acquire [[Jaguar Land Rover]], and [[Tata Steel]] acquire [[Corus Group plc|Corus]]. These acquisitions repositioned Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business, with over 65% of revenues coming from operations and sales internationally.<ref name="BS"/>


He also conceptualized and spearheaded the development of the [[Tata Nano]] car, which helped put cars at a price-point within reach of the average Indian consumer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |title=Interview with Ratan Naval Tata |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124853/https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ChrisDeresky" /> [[Tata Motors]] has since rolled out the first batch of Tigor Electric Vehicles from its [[Sanand Plant (Tata Motors)|Sanand Plant]] in Gujarat, which Tata has described as "fast-forward[ing] India's electric dream."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2017 |title=Why Ratan Tata's Tigor rollout is a revolutionary statement |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211063603/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |archive-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>
He also conceptualized and spearheaded the development of the [[Tata Nano]] car, which helped put cars at a price-point within reach of the average Indian consumer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |title=Interview with Ratan Naval Tata |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124853/https://www.hbs.edu/creating-emerging-markets/interviews/Pages/profile.aspx?profile=rntata |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ChrisDeresky" /> [[Tata Motors]] has since rolled out the first batch of Tigor Electric Vehicles from its [[Sanand Plant (Tata Motors)|Sanand Plant]] in Gujarat, which Tata has described as "fast-forward[ing] India's electric dream."<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2017 |title=Why Ratan Tata's Tigor rollout is a revolutionary statement |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211063603/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/why-ratan-tatas-tigor-rollout-is-a-revolutionary-statement/articleshow/61995852.cms |archive-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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Upon turning 75, Ratan Tata resigned his executive powers in the Tata group on 28 December 2012. An ensuing leadership crisis over his succession drew intense media scrutiny.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goswami |first=Ranjit |date=1 November 2016 |title=Can India's mega-conglomerate Tata Sons survive its leadership crisis? |url=https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210350/https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2017 |work=The Conversation}}</ref> The board of directors and legal division of the company refused to appoint his successor, [[Cyrus Mistry]], a relative of Tata and the son of Pallonji Mistry of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which was the largest individual shareholder of the Tata group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyrus P Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725235226/http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|title=Ratan Tata, India's Corporate Czar, Retires With a $500 Billion Vision|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=27 March 2013|archive-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120055557/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 October 2016, Cyrus Mistry was removed as chairman of Tata Sons, and Ratan Tata was made interim chairman. A selection committee, which included Tata as a member, was formed to find a successor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|title=Cyrus Mistry Replaced by Ratan Tata as Tata Sons chairman – The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026020828/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017. In February 2017, Mistry was removed as a director for Tata Sons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Cyrus Mistry back in the waiting line as Supreme Court stays order allowing him to be reinstated as Tata Sons Chairman |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126225230/https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |archive-date=26 January 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> The [[National Company Law Appellate Tribunal]] later found in December 2019 that the removal of Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of Tata Sons was illegal, and ordered that he be reinstated.<ref name=":0" /> On appeal, India's Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of [[Cyrus Mistry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tatas making Cyrus chairman wrong decision of lifetime:Supreme Court |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331033439/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |archive-date=31 March 2021 |access-date=31 March 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2021 }}</ref>
Upon turning 75, Ratan Tata resigned his executive powers in the Tata group on 28 December 2012. An ensuing leadership crisis over his succession drew intense media scrutiny.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goswami |first=Ranjit |date=1 November 2016 |title=Can India's mega-conglomerate Tata Sons survive its leadership crisis? |url=https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210350/https://theconversation.com/can-indias-mega-conglomerate-tata-sons-survive-its-leadership-crisis-67965 |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=25 January 2017 |work=The Conversation}}</ref> The board of directors and legal division of the company refused to appoint his successor, [[Cyrus Mistry]], a relative of Tata and the son of Pallonji Mistry of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which was the largest individual shareholder of the Tata group.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyrus P Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-date=25 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725235226/http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4389699.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|title=Ratan Tata, India's Corporate Czar, Retires With a $500 Billion Vision|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=27 March 2013|archive-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120055557/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/ratan-tata-india-s-corporate-czar-retires-with-a-500-billion-vision.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 24 October 2016, Cyrus Mistry was removed as chairman of Tata Sons, and Ratan Tata was made interim chairman. A selection committee, which included Tata as a member, was formed to find a successor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|title=Cyrus Mistry Replaced by Ratan Tata as Tata Sons chairman – The Economic Times|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2016|archive-date=26 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026020828/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/big-rejig-ratan-tata-to-replace-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/55031245.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017. In February 2017, Mistry was removed as a director for Tata Sons.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Cyrus Mistry back in the waiting line as Supreme Court stays order allowing him to be reinstated as Tata Sons Chairman |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126225230/https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sc-stays-nclat-order-reinstating-cyrus-mistry-as-tata-sons-chairman/articleshow/73184404.cms |archive-date=26 January 2020 |access-date=24 January 2020 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> The [[National Company Law Appellate Tribunal]] later found in December 2019 that the removal of Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of Tata Sons was illegal, and ordered that he be reinstated.<ref name=":0" /> On appeal, India's Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of [[Cyrus Mistry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tatas making Cyrus chairman wrong decision of lifetime:Supreme Court |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331033439/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/tatas-making-cyrus-chairman-wrong-decision-of-lifetime-sc/articleshow/81715818.cms |archive-date=31 March 2021 |access-date=31 March 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2021 }}</ref>


Tata has also invested in multiple companies with his own wealth. He has invested in [[Snapdeal]] – one of India's leading e-commerce websites. In January 2016, he invested in Teabox, an online premium Indian Tea seller,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-comes-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, comes on board as advisor|work=Business Standard|date=27 January 2016|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210329/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-is-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and CashKaro.com, a discount coupons and cash-back website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|title=Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in online cashback venture CashKaro.com|work=Economic Times|date=19 January 2016|access-date=7 June 2016|archive-date=25 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525105959/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|url-status=live}}</ref> He has made small investments in both early and late stage companies in India, such as INR 0.95 Cr in Ola Cabs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |title=Decoding Ratan Tata's start-up investments |publisher=Livemint |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207171328/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, it was reported that Tata had acquired a stake in Chinese smartphone startup [[Xiaomi]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flannery|first1=Russell|title=Ratan Tata Investment Underscores How Xiaomi Defies Odds|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|website=Forbes|access-date=4 May 2015|date=2 May 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505220936/http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he invested in Nestaway an online real-estate portal that later acquired Zenify to start the online real-estate and pet-care portal, [[Dogspot]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article8064365.ece|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal|date=4 January 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210330/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/Ratan-Tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article13980760.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|title=DogSpot raises funds from Ratan Tata, others|last=Sahay|first=Priyanka|date=4 January 2016|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812013030/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal DogSpot.in- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807233111/http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2016 |title=Ratan Tata invests in home rental start-up NestAway |work=<nowiki>Business Standard</nowiki> |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229095832/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Tata also launched India's companionship startup for senior citizens, Goodfellows, in a bid to encourage intergenerational friendships."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|title=Ratan Tata Launches India's 1st Companionship Startup For Senior Citizens|date=16 August 2022|newspaper=NDTV|language=en-IN|access-date=16 August 2022|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816143103/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tata has also invested in multiple companies with his own wealth. He has invested in [[Snapdeal]] – one of India's leading e-commerce websites. In January 2016, he invested in Teabox, an online premium Indian Tea seller,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-comes-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in TeaBox, comes on board as advisor|work=Business Standard|date=27 January 2016|access-date=27 January 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210329/https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-teabox-is-on-board-as-advisor-116012700186_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and CashKaro.com, a discount coupons and cash-back website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|title=Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in online cashback venture CashKaro.com|work=Economic Times|date=19 January 2016|access-date=7 June 2016|archive-date=25 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525105959/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-01-19/news/69900289_1_kalaari-capital-urban-ladder-venture|url-status=live}}</ref> He has made small investments in both early and late stage companies in India, such as INR 0.95 Cr in Ola Cabs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |title=Decoding Ratan Tata's start-up investments |publisher=Livemint |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207171328/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/H2QDrDQP5E3UF94wYzz0gM/Decoding-Ratan-Tatas-startup-investments.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2015, it was reported that Tata had acquired a stake in Chinese smartphone startup [[Xiaomi]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flannery|first1=Russell|title=Ratan Tata Investment Underscores How Xiaomi Defies Odds|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|website=Forbes|access-date=4 May 2015|date=2 May 2015|archive-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505220936/http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2015/05/02/ratan-tata-investment-underscores-how-xiaomi-defies-odds/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, he invested in Nestaway an online real-estate portal that later acquired Zenify to start the online real-estate and pet-care portal, [[Dogspot]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article8064365.ece|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal|date=4 January 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110210330/https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/Ratan-Tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal/article13980760.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|title=DogSpot raises funds from Ratan Tata, others|last=Sahay|first=Priyanka|date=4 January 2016|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812013030/http://www.livemint.com/Companies/YwlbW7z2551ciSauCZ4XMP/DogSpot-raises-funding-from-Ratan-Tata-others.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|title=Ratan Tata invests in pet care portal DogSpot.in- Business News|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=4 January 2016 |access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807233111/http://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/ratan-tata-invests-in-pet-care-portal-dogspot.in/story/227715.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2016 |title=Ratan Tata invests in home rental start-up NestAway |work=<nowiki>Business Standard</nowiki> |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229095832/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ratan-tata-invests-in-home-rental-start-up-nestaway-116022800085_1.html |archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> Tata also launched India's companionship startup for senior citizens, Goodfellows, in a bid to encourage intergenerational friendships."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|title=Ratan Tata Launches India's 1st Companionship Startup For Senior Citizens|date=16 August 2022|newspaper=NDTV|language=en-IN|access-date=16 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816143103/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ratan-tata-launches-indias-1st-companionship-startup-for-senior-citizens-3259672|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Tata is a supporter of education, medicine and [[rural development]], and considered a leading philanthropist in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|title=You'll Respect These Indians More After You Find Out How Much They Donate To Charity|last=ScoopWhoop|date=13 May 2015|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165550/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/|title=Tata Trusts|website=www.tatatrusts.org|access-date=13 February 2020|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116051450/https://www.tatatrusts.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tata Trusts: A role model for philanthropy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|access-date=15 October 2020|website=The Week|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026153342/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Tata supported [[University of New South Wales]] [[UNSW Faculty of Engineering|Faculty of Engineering]] to develop [[capacitive deionization]] to provide improved water for challenged areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=UNSW looks to solar-powered desalination to help bust droughts josh |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |website=RenewEconomy |language=en-AU |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418103758/https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Duong |first1=Cecilia |title=Solar powered desalination offers hope of a global shift in agriculture |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |website=UNSW Newsroom |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418015502/https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |url-status=live }}</ref>
Tata is a supporter of education, medicine and [[rural development]], and considered a leading philanthropist in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|title=You'll Respect These Indians More After You Find Out How Much They Donate To Charity|last=ScoopWhoop|date=13 May 2015|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=13 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165550/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/inothernews/charitable-indians/#.4gfi7ecfz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/|title=Tata Trusts|website=www.tatatrusts.org|access-date=13 February 2020|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116051450/https://www.tatatrusts.org/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tata Trusts: A role model for philanthropy|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|access-date=15 October 2020|website=The Week|language=en|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026153342/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2018/10/05/tata-trusts-a-role-model-for-philanthropy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Tata supported [[University of New South Wales]] [[UNSW Faculty of Engineering|Faculty of Engineering]] to develop [[capacitive deionization]] to provide improved water for challenged areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=UNSW looks to solar-powered desalination to help bust droughts josh |url=https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |website=RenewEconomy |language=en-AU |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418103758/https://reneweconomy.com.au/unsw-looks-to-solar-powered-desalination-to-help-bust-droughts-josh-39604/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Duong |first1=Cecilia |title=Solar powered desalination offers hope of a global shift in agriculture |url=https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |website=UNSW Newsroom |date=17 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418015502/https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/solar-powered-desalination-offers-hope-global-shift-agriculture |url-status=live }}</ref>


Tata Hall at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) is a state-of-the-art research facility that was opened in November 2018. The building is named after the Tata Trusts, who donated $70 million to UC San Diego in 2016 to establish the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), which is housed within the building.
Tata Hall at the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UC San Diego) is a state-of-the-art research facility that was opened in November 2018. The building is named after the [[Tata Trusts]], who donated $70 million to UC San Diego in 2016 to establish the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), which is housed within the building.


Tata Hall is a 4-story building that spans over 128,000 square feet and houses research facilities for the biological and physical sciences. The building has state-of-the-art laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces that are designed to foster collaboration and innovation among researchers. It is a LEED-certified building, which means it is designed to be environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient.
Tata Hall is a 4-story building that spans over 128,000 square feet and houses research facilities for the biological and physical sciences. The building has state-of-the-art laboratories, offices, and meeting spaces that are designed to foster collaboration and innovation among researchers. It is a LEED-certified building, which means it is designed to be environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient.


Tata Hall at UC San Diego is a research facility focused on biotechnology and houses the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, which conducts research on genetics and disease control. It is named after the Tata Trusts, who made a $70 million gift to UC San Diego in 2016 to establish the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society. The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society at UC San Diego is a joint initiative between the Tata Trusts and UC San Diego. It aims to address some of the world's most pressing problems, such as the spread of infectious diseases and the need for sustainable food sources. The research conducted at the institute focuses on a range of topics, including gene editing, stem cell therapy, and disease control.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bansal |first=Pulkit |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Ratan Tata Net Worth, Wiki & Bio |url=https://www.networthlibrary.com/2023/03/ratan-tata-net-worth-wiki-bio_25.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Net Worth Library}}</ref>[https://www.networthlibrary.com/2023/03/ratan-tata-net-worth-wiki-bio_25.html Read More]
Tata Hall at UC San Diego is a research facility focused on biotechnology and houses the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, which conducts research on genetics and disease control. It is named after the Tata Trusts, who made a $70 million gift to UC San Diego in 2016 to establish the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society. The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society at UC San Diego is a joint initiative between the Tata Trusts and UC San Diego. It aims to address some of the world's most pressing problems, such as the spread of infectious diseases and the need for sustainable food sources. The research conducted at the institute focuses on a range of topics, including gene editing, stem cell therapy, and disease control.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bansal |first=Pulkit |date=25 March 2023 |title=Ratan Tata Net Worth, Wiki & Bio |url=https://www.networthlibrary.com/2023/03/ratan-tata-net-worth-wiki-bio_25.html |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Net Worth Library}}</ref>


Tata Education and Development Trust, a philanthropic affiliate of Tata Group, endowed a $28&nbsp; million Tata Scholarship Fund that will allow [[Cornell University]] to provide financial aid to undergraduate students from India. The scholarship fund will support approximately 20 scholars at any given time and will ensure that the very best Indian students have access to Cornell, regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarship will be awarded annually; recipients will receive the scholarship for the duration of their undergraduate study at Cornell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|title=Tata Scholarship &#124; Undergraduate Admissions|website=admissions.cornell.edu|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604102457/https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tata Education and Development Trust, a philanthropic affiliate of Tata Group, endowed a $28&nbsp; million Tata Scholarship Fund that will allow [[Cornell University]] to provide financial aid to undergraduate students from India. The scholarship fund will support approximately 20 scholars at any given time and will ensure that the very best Indian students have access to Cornell, regardless of their financial circumstances. The scholarship will be awarded annually; recipients will receive the scholarship for the duration of their undergraduate study at Cornell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|title=Tata Scholarship &#124; Undergraduate Admissions|website=admissions.cornell.edu|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=4 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604102457/https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2010, [[Tata Group]] companies and Tata charities donated $50&nbsp;million for the construction of an executive center at [[Harvard Business School]] (HBS).<ref name="HBS TH">{{cite web|title=Harvard Business School Receives $50 Million Gift from the Tata Trusts and Companies|date=14 October 2010 |url=http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113230938/http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The executive center has been named Tata Hall, after Ratan Tata (AMP '75), chairman ''emeritus'' of [[Tata Sons]].<ref name="Tata Hall HBS Named">{{cite news|title=Tata Hall Dedicated at HBS|newspaper=Harvard Magazine |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|access-date=6 November 2018|date=10 December 2013|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813113828/https://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|url-status=live}}</ref> The total construction costs have been estimated at $100&nbsp;million.<ref name="HBS 100M">{{cite web|title=HBS Tops Off Tata Hall|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033238/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tata Hall is located in the northeast corner of the HBS campus, and is devoted to the Harvard Business School's mid-career Executive Education program. It is seven stories tall, and about 155,000 gross square feet. It houses approximately 180 bedrooms, in addition to academic and multi-purpose spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|title=A campus built on philanthropy – Tata Hall|website=Harvard Business School -About us|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622202327/http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010 [[Tata Group]] companies and Tata charities donated $50&nbsp;million for the construction of an executive center at [[Harvard Business School]] (HBS).<ref name="HBS TH">{{cite web|title=Harvard Business School Receives $50 Million Gift from the Tata Trusts and Companies|date=14 October 2010 |url=http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113230938/http://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/tatagift.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The executive center has been named [[Tata Hall]], after Ratan Tata (AMP '75), chairman ''emeritus'' of [[Tata Sons]].<ref name="Tata Hall HBS Named">{{cite news|title=Tata Hall Dedicated at HBS|newspaper=Harvard Magazine |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|access-date=6 November 2018|date=10 December 2013|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813113828/https://harvardmagazine.com/2013/12/tata-hall-at-hbs-dedicated|url-status=live}}</ref> The total construction costs have been estimated at $100&nbsp;million.<ref name="HBS 100M">{{cite web|title=HBS Tops Off Tata Hall|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|access-date=14 January 2017|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118033238/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/9/25/HBS-Tops-Tata-Hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tata Hall]] is located in the northeast corner of the HBS campus, and is devoted to the Harvard Business School's mid-career Executive Education program. It is seven stories tall, and about 155,000 gross square feet. It houses approximately 180 bedrooms, in addition to academic and multi-purpose spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|title=A campus built on philanthropy – Tata Hall|website=Harvard Business School -About us|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622202327/http://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/tata-hall.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>


The Tata Innovation Center at [[Cornell Tech]] is named after Ratan Tata, and mixes academics and industry in a building on the Roosevelt Island campus. The seven-floor structure is meant primarily as a business incubator for students, faculty, and staff,[40] with 70% of the building being commercially leased and 30% devoted to academic space. [[Tata Consultancy Services]] is a tenant in the space.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/12/cornell-tech-inaugurates-tata-innovation-center | title=Cornell Tech inaugurates Tata Innovation Center }}</ref>
The Tata Innovation Center at [[Cornell Tech]] is named after Ratan Tata, and mixes academics and industry in a building on the Roosevelt Island campus. The seven-floor structure is meant primarily as a business incubator for students, faculty, and staff,[40] with 70% of the building being commercially leased and 30% devoted to academic space. [[Tata Consultancy Services]] is a tenant in the space.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/12/cornell-tech-inaugurates-tata-innovation-center | title=Cornell Tech inaugurates Tata Innovation Center }}</ref>
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Tata Trusts under the Chairmanship of Ratan Tata provided a grant of ₹750 million to the Centre for Neuroscience, [[Indian Institute of Science]] to study mechanisms underlying the cause of Alzheimer's disease and to evolve methods for its early diagnosis and treatment. This grant was to be spread over 5 years starting in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors|title=Indian Institute of Science, Major benefactors|website=iisc.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122236/https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|title=Tata grant to IISc materialises five years after promise|date=28 July 2014|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122225/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tata Trusts under the Chairmanship of Ratan Tata provided a grant of ₹750 million to the Centre for Neuroscience, [[Indian Institute of Science]] to study mechanisms underlying the cause of Alzheimer's disease and to evolve methods for its early diagnosis and treatment. This grant was to be spread over 5 years starting in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors|title=Indian Institute of Science, Major benefactors|website=iisc.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122236/https://iisc.ac.in/major-benefactors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|title=Tata grant to IISc materialises five years after promise|date=28 July 2014|access-date=30 September 2021|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930122225/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/422235/tata-grant-iisc-materialises-five.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[Tata Group]], under the leadership of Ratan Tata formed the MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) with a mission to address the challenges of resource-constrained communities, with an initial focus on India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|title=Tata Center for Technology + Design|website=MIT Innovation Initiative|access-date=26 January 2019|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206120708/https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tata Group, under the leadership of Ratan Tata formed the MIT Tata Center of Technology and Design at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) with a mission to address the challenges of resource-constrained communities, with an initial focus on India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|title=Tata Center for Technology + Design|website=MIT Innovation Initiative|date=28 March 2016 |access-date=26 January 2019|archive-date=6 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206120708/https://innovation.mit.edu/resource/tata-center/|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Board memberships and affiliations ==
==Board memberships and affiliations==
Ratan Tata was the interim chairman of [[Tata Sons]]. He continues to head the main two Tata trusts [[Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts]] and [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]] and their allied trusts, with a combined stake of 66% in Tata Sons, Tata group's holding company.
Ratan Tata was the interim chairman of [[Tata Sons]]. He continues to head the main two Tata trusts [[Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts]] and [[Sir Ratan Tata Trust]] and their allied trusts, with a combined stake of 66% in Tata Sons, Tata group's holding company.


He has served in various capacities in organizations in India and abroad. He is a member of Prime Minister's 'Council on Trade and Industry' and the 'National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council'. He is on the jury panel of [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |title=The Pritzker Architecture Prize Adds Two New Jurors: Kristin Feireiss of Germany and Ratan N. Tata of India |website=Pritzkerprize.com |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110139/http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>&nbsp;– considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes.
He has served in various capacities in organizations in India and abroad. He is a member of Prime Minister's 'Council on Trade and Industry' and the 'National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council'. He is on the jury panel of [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |title=The Pritzker Architecture Prize Adds Two New Jurors: Kristin Feireiss of Germany and Ratan N. Tata of India |website=Pritzkerprize.com |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110139/http://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/file_fields/field_files_inline/2013_juror_news-release.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>&nbsp;– considered to be one of the world's premier architecture prizes.


Over the years Tata has served on the [[Cornell University]] Board of Trustees, personally advising the school's administration in matters of international involvement, particularly regarding projects connected to India. More broadly, Tata has served on the board's Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Development Committees. In 2013 he was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan Tata named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2012/08/tata-named-2013-cornell-entrepreneur-year |website=Cornell Chronicle |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
Over the years, Tata has served on the [[Cornell University]] Board of Trustees, personally advising the school's administration in matters of international involvement, particularly regarding projects connected to India. More broadly, Tata has served on the board's Academic Affairs, Student Life, and Development Committees. In 2013 he was named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan Tata named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2012/08/tata-named-2013-cornell-entrepreneur-year |website=Cornell Chronicle |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref>


He is a director on the boards of [[Alcoa]] Inc., [[Mondelez International]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |title=Ratan Tata nominated to the board of Mondelez International |work=The Times of India |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003232254/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> and Board of Governors of the [[East–West Center]]. He is also a member of the board of trustees of [[University of Southern California]], Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors, X Prize<ref>{{cite web |author=Ray |url=http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |title=Space Prizes: Ratan Tata and Michael Boustridge Join X PRIZE Foundation Board of Directors |website=Spaceprizes.blogspot.in |date=1 June 2008 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060610/http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Cornell University. He is a member on the board of International Advisory Council at [[Bocconi University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |title=International Advisory Council – Bocconi University |access-date=21 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804143951/https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |archive-date=4 August 2016 }}</ref>
He is a director on the boards of [[Alcoa]] Inc., [[Mondelez International]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |title=Ratan Tata nominated to the board of Mondelez International |work=The Times of India |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=23 March 2014 |archive-date=3 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003232254/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-nominated-to-the-board-of-Mondelez-International/articleshow/19363357.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> and Board of Governors of the [[East–West Center]]. He is also a member of the board of trustees of [[University of Southern California]], Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors, X Prize<ref>{{cite web |author=Ray |url=http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |title=Space Prizes: Ratan Tata and Michael Boustridge Join X PRIZE Foundation Board of Directors |website=Spaceprizes.blogspot.in |date=1 June 2008 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060610/http://spaceprizes.blogspot.in/2008/06/ratan-tata-and-michael-boustridge-join.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Cornell University. He is a member on the board of International Advisory Council at [[Bocconi University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |title=International Advisory Council – Bocconi University |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804143951/https://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/About+Us/Organization/International+Advisory+Council/International+Advisory+Council_Monzini+2010+05+06+04+28 |archive-date=4 August 2016 }}</ref>


He is also a member of the Harvard Business School India Advisory Board (IAB) since 2006 and previously a member of the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board (APAB) 2001–2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Tata was also a member of the Harvard Business School India Advisory Board (IAB) from 2006 and previously a member of the Harvard Business School Asia-Pacific Advisory Board (APAB) 2001–2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}


In 2013, he was appointed to the board of trustees of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan N. Tata Joins Carnegie Board of Trustees |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/09/18/ratan-n.-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees-pub-53028 |publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=28 November 2018 |location=Washington, DC |date=13 September 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012824/https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/09/18/ratan-n.-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees-pub-53028 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He was on the advisory board of Hakluyt & Co, an international consultancy company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Advisory Board |url=https://hakluytandco.com/international-advisory-board/ |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=Hakluyt |language=en-GB}}</ref>


In February 2015, Ratan took an advisory role at Kalari Capital, a venture capital firm founded by [[Vani Kola]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Samidha |title=Ratan Tata Turns Advisor to VC Fund |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |access-date=28 November 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 February 2015 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816131553/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2013 he was appointed to the board of trustees of the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ratan N. Tata Joins Carnegie Board of Trustees |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/09/18/ratan-n.-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees-pub-53028 |publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |access-date=28 November 2018 |location=Washington, DC |date=13 September 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012824/https://carnegieendowment.org/2013/09/18/ratan-n.-tata-joins-carnegie-board-of-trustees-pub-53028 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In October 2016, Tata Sons removed Cyrus Mistry as its chairman, nearly 4 years after he took over the reins of the over $100&nbsp;billion conglomerate, Ratan Tata made a comeback, taking over the company's interim boss for 4 months. On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017.
In February 2015 Ratan took an advisory role at Kalari Capital, a venture capital firm founded by [[Vani Kola]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Samidha |title=Ratan Tata Turns Advisor to VC Fund |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |access-date=28 November 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 February 2015 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816131553/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Ratan-Tata-turns-adviser-to-VC-fund/articleshow/46181587.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Honours and awards ==
In October 2016 Tata Sons removed Cyrus Mistry as its chairman, nearly 4 years after he took over the reins of the over $100&nbsp;billion conglomerate, Ratan Tata made a comeback, taking over the company's interim boss for 4 months. On 12 January 2017, [[Natarajan Chandrasekaran]] was named as the chairman of Tata Sons, a role he assumed in February 2017.
 
==Honours and awards==
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri Ratan Naval Tata at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 10, 2008.jpg|thumb|President [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Ratan Tata, at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in 2008]]
[[File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri Ratan Naval Tata at Civil Investiture-II Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 10, 2008.jpg|thumb|President [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the [[Padma Vibhushan]] to Ratan Tata, at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]], in 2008]]
Ratan Tata received the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000 and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2008, the third and second highest civilian honours awarded by the Government of India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> Along with national civilian honours, Tata has also received various state civilian honours like '[[Maharashtra Bhushan]]' in 2006 for his huge work in the public administration in [[Maharashtra]] and  '[[Assam Baibhav]]' in 2021 for his exceptional contribution towards furthering cancer care in [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam CM Announces 'Assam Baibhav' Award To Industrialist Ratan Tata |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Sentinel |date=12 December 2021 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218050335/https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Ratan Tata received the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2000 and [[Padma Vibhushan]] in 2008, the third and second highest civilian honours awarded by the Government of India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref> Along with national civilian honours, Tata has also received various state civilian honours like '[[Maharashtra Bhushan]]' in 2006 for his huge work in the public administration in [[Maharashtra]] and  '[[Assam Baibhav]]' in 2021 for his exceptional contribution towards furthering cancer care in [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam CM Announces 'Assam Baibhav' Award To Industrialist Ratan Tata |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Sentinel |date=12 December 2021 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218050335/https://www.sentinelassam.com/amp/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-cm-announces-assam-baibhav-award-to-industrialist-ratan-tata-565897 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Other awards include:
Other awards include:
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| Honorary [[Doctor of Technology]]
| Honorary [[Doctor of Technology]]
| [[Asian Institute of Technology]].
| [[Asian Institute of Technology]].
|<ref name="asdu.ait.ac.th">{{cite news|work=Asian Institute of Technology|title=Asian Institute of Technology confers doctorate on Ratan Tata|url=http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|date=March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530150231/http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|archive-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
|<ref name="asdu.ait.ac.th">{{cite news|work=Asian Institute of Technology|title=Asian Institute of Technology confers doctorate on Ratan Tata|url=http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|date=March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530150231/http://www.asdu.ait.ac.th/NewsAndEvents/newsletterData/HTMLFormat/iss3no7/cover.htm|archive-date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |2005
| rowspan="2" |2005
|International Distinguished Achievement Award
|International Distinguished Achievement Award
|[[B'nai B'rith]] International
|[[B'nai B'rith]] International
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |title=B'Nai B'Rith International : Past Award Honorees |website=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218203353/http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |title=B'Nai B'Rith International: Past Award Honorees |website=Bnaibrith.org |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218203353/http://www.bnaibrith.org/uploads/7/8/5/9/7859990/bbi_past_award_honorees_list.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Honorary [[Doctor of Science]]
| Honorary [[Doctor of Science]]
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|Honorary Doctor of Science
|Honorary Doctor of Science
|[[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]
|[[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006135509/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2008 |title=Young engineers should stay back to serve the nation, says Ratan Tata&nbsp;– TAMIL NADU |date=2 July 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006135509/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/29/stories/2006072912901000.htm |archive-date=6 October 2008 |title=Young engineers should stay back to serve the nation, says Ratan Tata&nbsp;– TAMIL NADU |date=2 July 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
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|Responsible Capitalism Award
|Responsible Capitalism Award
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| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="2" |2007
| [[Honorary Fellowship]]
| [[Honorary Fellowship]]
|[[The London School of Economics and Political Science]]
|[[The London School of Economics and Political Science]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |title=Ratan Tata becomes an LSE honorary fellow – 2007 – News archive&nbsp;– News&nbsp;– News and media&nbsp;– Home |website=Lse.ac.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071058/http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |title=Ratan Tata becomes an LSE honorary fellow – 2007 – News archive&nbsp;– News&nbsp;– News and media&nbsp;– Home |website=Lse.ac.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208071058/http://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2007/RatanTataHonoraryFellow.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>
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| [[Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]]
| [[Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]]
| [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]
| [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |title=Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy on Ratan Tata |url=http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |date=March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008004356/http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |title=Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy on Ratan Tata |url=http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |date=March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008004356/http://www.carnegiemedals.org/pastbios/2007medalist.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 }}</ref>
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| rowspan="6" | 2008
| rowspan="6" | 2008
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| Honorary Doctor of Science
| Honorary Doctor of Science
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]
| [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Mumbai Mirror |title=Ratan Tata gets smarter by a degree |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411102248/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |date=August 2008 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Mumbai Mirror |title=Ratan Tata gets smarter by a degree |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411102248/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20080809200808090229325327587018/Ratan-Tata-gets-smarter-by-a-degree.html |archive-date=11 April 2013 |date=August 2008 }}</ref>
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| Honorary Doctor of Science
| Honorary Doctor of Science
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| [[Honorary Citizen Award]]
| [[Honorary Citizen Award]]
| [[Government of Singapore]]
| [[Government of Singapore]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/singapore-confers-honorary-citizenship-on-ratan-tata-29065-2008-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155245/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Singapore+confers+honorary+citizenship+on+Ratan+Tata/1/14155.html|url-status=dead|title=Singapore confers honorary citizenship on Ratan Tata|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=29 August 2008|archive-date=8 December 2015|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|title=Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Mr Ratan N. Tata|publisher=www.mom.gov.sg|date=2 August 2008|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130170831/http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/singapore-confers-honorary-citizenship-on-ratan-tata-29065-2008-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155245/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Singapore+confers+honorary+citizenship+on+Ratan+Tata/1/14155.html|title=Singapore confers honorary citizenship on Ratan Tata|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|date=29 August 2008|archive-date=8 December 2015|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|title=Singapore Confers Prestigious Honorary Citizen Award on Mr Ratan N. Tata|publisher=www.mom.gov.sg|date=2 August 2008|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130170831/http://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/2008/singapore-confers-prestigious-honorary-citizen-award-on-mr-ratan-n-tata-and-tan-sri-frank-tsao|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Honorary Fellowship
|Honorary Fellowship
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|[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
|[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]
|[[Government of Italy]]
|[[Government of Italy]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |title=Presidenza Del Consiglio Dei Ministri : Collocati A Riposo (Art: 7) |website=Governo.it |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927073739/http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |title=Presidenza Del Consiglio Dei Ministri: Collocati A Riposo (Art: 7) |website=Governo.it |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927073739/http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/onorificenze_araldica/onorificenze/documenti/anno%202008.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="7" |2010
| rowspan="7" |2010
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| Honorary Doctor of Laws
| Honorary Doctor of Laws
| [[Pepperdine University]]
| [[Pepperdine University]]
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Pepperdine University |title=Pepperdine Confers Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree on Ratan N. Tata |url=http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |date=September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100927/http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|work=Pepperdine University |title=Pepperdine Confers Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree on Ratan N. Tata |url=http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |date=September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100927/http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/releases/2010/september/pepperdine-confers-honorary-degree.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
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| Business for Peace Award
| Business for Peace Award
| [[Business for Peace Foundation]]
| [[Business for Peace Foundation]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |title=Seven secure Oslo Business for Peace Awards for 2010 &#124; ICC&nbsp;– International Chamber of Commerce |website=Iccwbo.org |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102343/http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |archive-date=9 January 2016 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |title=Seven secure Oslo Business for Peace Awards for 2010 &#124; ICC&nbsp;– International Chamber of Commerce |website=Iccwbo.org |date=5 October 2010 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102343/http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2010/Seven-secure-Oslo-Business-for-Peace-Awards-for-2010/ |archive-date=9 January 2016 }}</ref>
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| Business Leader of the Year
| Business Leader of the Year
| [[The Asian Awards]].
| [[The Asian Awards]].
|<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Winners of the Asian Awards 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/top-stories/28220308_1_asian-awards-lifetime-achievement-award-sunil-mittal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104051214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/top-stories/28220308_1_asian-awards-lifetime-achievement-award-sunil-mittal|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|date=October 2010}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Winners of the Asian Awards 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/top-stories/28220308_1_asian-awards-lifetime-achievement-award-sunil-mittal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104051214/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-27/top-stories/28220308_1_asian-awards-lifetime-achievement-award-sunil-mittal|archive-date=4 November 2012|date=October 2010}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4" | 2012
| rowspan="4" | 2012
| [[Honorary Fellow]]<ref name="List of Fellows">{{cite web |url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows |title=List of Fellows&nbsp;– Royal Academy of Engineering |website=Raeng.org.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[Honorary Fellow]]<ref name="List of Fellows">{{cite web |url=http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows |title=List of Fellows&nbsp;– Royal Academy of Engineering |website=Raeng.org.uk |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=8 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows }}</ref>
| [[The Royal Academy of Engineering]]<ref name="List of Fellows"/>
| [[The Royal Academy of Engineering]]<ref name="List of Fellows"/>
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Lucie George |url=http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering |title=Spotlight on engineering &#124; Foreign Office Blogs |website=Blogs.fco.gov.uk |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151432/http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web | first = Lucie | last = George |url=http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering |title=Spotlight on engineering &#124; Foreign Office Blogs |website=Blogs.fco.gov.uk |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151432/http://blogs.fco.gov.uk/science-innovation-network-india/2012/08/07/spotlight-on-engineering/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Doctor of Business ''honoris causa''
| Doctor of Business ''honoris causa''
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| Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year&nbsp;– Lifetime Achievement
| Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year&nbsp;– Lifetime Achievement
| [[Ernst & Young]]
| [[Ernst & Young]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|publisher = Ernst & Young|access-date = 6 August 2015|title = EY honors Ratan Tata with life time achievement award|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022442/http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|archive-date = 24 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|publisher = Ernst & Young|access-date = 6 August 2015|title = EY honors Ratan Tata with life time achievement award|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022442/http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/PR_BS_EY-honors-Ratan-Tata-with-life-time-achievement-award|archive-date = 24 September 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Honorary Doctor of Business Practice
| Honorary Doctor of Business Practice
| [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
| [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |title=Keynote & Honorees-Commencement Weekend&nbsp;– Carnegie Mellon University |website=Cmu.edu |access-date=2 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202082317/http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |archive-date=2 December 2015 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |title=Keynote & Honorees-Commencement Weekend&nbsp;– Carnegie Mellon University |website=Cmu.edu |access-date=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202082317/http://www.cmu.edu/commencement/keynote_honorees/index.html |archive-date=2 December 2015 }}</ref>
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| rowspan="4" | 2014
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| [[Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE)
| [[Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE)
|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418124001/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2014 |title=Touched for being awarded GBE by UK: Ratan Tata &#124; business |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=1 April 2014|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=GBE>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |title=Sir James Bevan presents GBE (Knight Grand Cross) to Ratan Tata&nbsp;– News articles |publisher=GOV.UK |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=7 October 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102342/https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |url-status=live }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418124001/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/touched-for-being-awarded-gbe-by-uk-ratan-tata/article1-1209537.aspx |archive-date=18 April 2014 |title=Touched for being awarded GBE by UK: Ratan Tata &#124; business |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=1 April 2014|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=GBE>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |title=Sir James Bevan presents GBE (Knight Grand Cross) to Ratan Tata&nbsp;– News articles |publisher=GOV.UK |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=7 October 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102342/https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/sir-james-bevan-presents-gbe-knight-grand-cross-to-ratan-tata |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Honorary [[Doctor of Laws]]
| Honorary [[Doctor of Laws]]
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|Honorary Doctorate of Literature
|Honorary Doctorate of Literature
|[[HSNC University]]
|[[HSNC University]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/todays-photo-3/2968887/industrialist-ratan-tata-and-governor-bhagat-singh-koshyari-attend-convocation-ceremony-of-hsnc-university-in-mumbai-photos-kak-96/ |title=industrialist ratan tata and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attend convocation ceremony of HSNC University in mumbai photos &#124;Photos : रतन टाटांनी वाढवले विद्यार्थ्यांचे मनोबल; विद्यापीठाच्या दीक्षांत समारंभात लावली हजेरी |publisher=Loksatta |date= |accessdate=14 June 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/todays-photo-3/2968887/industrialist-ratan-tata-and-governor-bhagat-singh-koshyari-attend-convocation-ceremony-of-hsnc-university-in-mumbai-photos-kak-96/ |title=industrialist ratan tata and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attend convocation ceremony of HSNC University in mumbai photos &#124;Photos: रतन टाटांनी वाढवले विद्यार्थ्यांचे मनोबल; विद्यापीठाच्या दीक्षांत समारंभात लावली हजेरी |publisher=Loksatta |date= 11 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2023
|2023
| [[Order of Australia|Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO)
| [[Order of Australia|Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia]] (AO)
|[[Charles III|King Charles III]]
|[[Charles III|King Charles III]]
|<ref name="AO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2023G00331|title = Australian Gazette}}</ref>
|<ref name="AO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2023G00331|title = Australian Gazette| date=17 March 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|2023
| Maharashtra Udyog Ratna
| [[Government of Maharashtra]]
|
|}
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life and death==
Tata has never married and has no children. In 2011, Ratan Tata stated, "I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|title=Came close to getting married four times: Ratan Tata |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830144052/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Tata never married and had no children. In 2011, Ratan Tata stated, "I came close to getting married four times and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|title=Came close to getting married four times: Ratan Tata |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830144052/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Came-close-to-getting-married-four-times-Ratan-Tata/articleshow/7972929.cms|archive-date=30 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Tata died at [[Breach Candy Hospital]] in Mumbai, on 9 October 2024, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ratan Tata no more; Business Titan dead at 86 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/ratan-tata-no-more-business-titan-dead-at-86-3226473 |access-date=9 October 2024 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=9 October 2024}}</ref>


== In popular culture ==
==In popular culture==
''Mega Icons'' (2018–2020), an Indian [[Television documentary|documentary television series]] on [[National Geographic (Indian TV channel)|National Geographic]] about prominent Indian personalities, dedicated an episode to Ratan Tata's contributions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Icons Season 2 Episode 2|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|access-date=12 June 2021|website=[[Disney+ Hotstar]]|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101092121/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|url-status=live}}</ref>  
''Mega Icons'' (2018–2020), an Indian [[Television documentary|documentary television series]] on [[National Geographic]] about prominent Indian personalities, dedicated an episode to Ratan Tata's contributions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mega Icons Season 2 Episode 2|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|access-date=12 June 2021|website=[[Disney+ Hotstar]]|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101092121/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/mega-icons/1260000382/ratan-tata/1260041494|url-status=live}}</ref>


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== Bibliography ==
==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|last=Naidu|first=Shantanu|title=[[I Came Upon a Lighthouse|I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins India]]|others=Sanjana Desai|year=2021|isbn=978-9390327522}}
* {{Cite book|last=Naidu|first=Shantanu|title=[[I Came Upon a Lighthouse|I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins India]]|others=Sanjana Desai|year=2021|isbn=978-93-90327-52-2}}
 
== External links ==


==External links==
{{commons category|Ratan Naval Tata}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011093757/http://www.tata.com/aboutus/articles/inside.aspx?artid=uBZjT+%2FooH8%3D Ratan Naval Tata's chairman profile at Tata Group]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011093757/http://www.tata.com/aboutus/articles/inside.aspx?artid=uBZjT+%2FooH8%3D Ratan Naval Tata's chairman profile at Tata Group]
* [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/mar/28/automotive.mergersandacquisitions?INTCMP=SRCH Profile] at ''[[The Guardian]]''
* [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/mar/28/automotive.mergersandacquisitions?INTCMP=SRCH Profile] at ''[[The Guardian]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120809025540/http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12440 Interview on Charlie Rose]
* [http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rntata Creating Emerging Markets Interview] at the [[Harvard Business School]]
* [http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=rntata Creating Emerging Markets Interview] at the [[Harvard Business School]]
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