Ratan Tata: A Life

Winner, Business Book of the Year-Biography of Business Leader, FICCI Publishing Awards 2025Winner, Popular Choice Non-Fiction Book of the Year, Amazon 2025Winner, Popular Choice, Business and Management, Crossword Book Awards 2025'The most authoritative and comprehensive biography of RNT - revealing him as a warm, compassionate and yet complex human being.'- Ronen Sen, Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Director, Tata Sons' Board (Hindustan Times)'Not a hagiography - a different kind of biography, produced with personal investment, rigorous research and rare writing skill.'- R. Gopalakrishnan, Former Executive Director, Tata Sons (Business Standard)'Interviews with over 133 people, deep examination of primary documents - an outstanding work that brings out the personality of an Indian giant in all its dimensions.'- B. Muthuraman, Former Vice Chairman and MD, Tata Steel (The Indian Express)Ratan Tata was one of the most influential and inspirational personalities of our time--an iconic business leader who was instrumental in transforming independent India's industrial landscape.Established in 1868, the Tata Group spans a gamut of industries, from salt to steel to software, and is synonymous with quality and trust. It operates in more than 100 countries, impacting the lives of billions of people around the world. The abiding goodwill and respect that the Tata brand carries today can be traced back largely to the vision and integrity of one individual who spearheaded the conglomerate for over two decades--Ratan Tata. Starting out as a novice on the shop floor of a Tata company, Ratan Tata achieved an unequalled growth rate for the Tata Group as chairman and took India to the world through global acquisitions, overcoming many serious challenges along the way.This fascinating biography traces Ratan Tata's years in immaculate detail, from his lonely childhood to his irrepressible youthful exuberance, from his first major role in the conglomerate to being appointed chairman of Tata Sons in 1991 and his role as the head of Tata Trusts, India's largest philanthropic enterprise. It is as much a story of determination and an unwavering commitment to enduring principles and values as it is a testament to achieving unprecedented corporate success. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Ratan Tata, his family, friends, former colleagues and business associates, and filled with previously unknown facts, anecdotes and the author's insights, this is a comprehensive account of a life the likes of which the world has seldom seen. Read more