

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN" lang="EN-US">J.R.D.
 Tata
is one of the best-known Indians of our time. Yet, despite his enormous
contribution to Indian aviation and industry, and the many thousands of 
words
written about him, little is known of the man, the tycoon, the aviation 
expert,
and the philanthropist behind the public face. Written with J.R.D.^s 
cooperation, this superb biography is based on years of observation, 
several
interviews, and unrestricted access to J.R.D.^s private and official 
papers.
R.M. Lala^s narration of the J.R.D. story, from his birth to 1991, year 
in
which he stepped down from the Chairmanship of Tata Sons, is divided 
into four
parts: Part I deals with the early years, the from J.R.D.^s birth in 
France in
1904 to his accession to the Chairmanship of Tatas India^s largest 
industrial
conglomerate, at the age of thirty-four; Part II looks at his forty-six 
years
in Indian aviation (the lasting passion of J.R.D.^s life) which led to 
the
initiation of the Indian aviation industry and its development into one 
of
India^s success stories; Part III illuminates his half-century-long 
stint as
the outstanding personality of Indian industry; and Part IV unearths 
hitherto
unknówn details about the private man and the public figure, including 
glimpses
of his long friendships with people such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma 
Gandhi,
Indira Gandhi and his association with celebrities in India and abroad 
With
sympathetic insight and intimate details, R.M. Lala has written an
unforgettable portrait of one of the greatest Indians of the twentieth 
century.</span></p>

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biography of J.R.D. Tata, the patriarch of the biggest industrial house in
India, is comparable in stature to Forbes, Rockefeller, or Du Pont. He pioneered
aviation in India and presided over the development of the country^s steel,
cement, truck, and vegetable oils industry.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-IN" lang="EN-US">Russi M. Lala</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,sans-serif;
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mso-fareast-language:EN-IN" lang="EN-US"> was born on 22 August 1928, Mumbai. He was an
Indian author, editor, and publisher known for his chronicles of the Tatas.
From 1959 to 1963, he established the first publishing house from India in
London, 1959. He published his first book, The Creation of Wealth: A Tata
Story, to critical and commercial acclaim, in 1981. This was followed by
Encounters with the Eminent (1981), The Heartbeat of a Trust (1984), and In
Search of Leadership (1986). He has also edited, with S.A. Sabavala, a book of
J.R.D.Tata^s speeches, Keynote (1986). He died on 19 October 2012.</span></p>

