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` Collectionofletters written by the

twentiethcentury legend J.R.D. Tata

` Edited by Arvind Mambro

` Published by Rupa. Co

` Copyright J.R.D. Tata Trust

` Firstpublished 2004

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` JehangirRatanji Dadabhoy Tata

` July 29, 1904 November29, 1993

` 1904: BorninParis

` J.R.D. was aninterestingproductoftwocontinents.

` Father: Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, Parsi` Mother: Suzzane, French

` JRD Tata wasthesecondoffourchildren

` Marries Thelma Vicaji

` 1926: Joins Tata Sons Limited.

` 1993: Diesin Geneva.

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` JRDseducation wasregularly distrupted

` Studied at England

` Afterschoolhe wasdraftedfora yearintoFrench

army` HeexpectedtogotoCambridge buthe backto

india tojointhe Tatas

` Heneverwentto a University

` He missedhiscollegeeducation` Hestartedstudying afterofficehours, bookson

various aspectsofbusiness

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` PERSONAL

` TOWRADS FREEDOM AND AFTER

` AVIATION

` MANAGING MAN

` CITY, NATION AND BEYOND

` PROMINENT PERSONALITIES, FRIENDS AND

OTHERS

` THE LAST LETTERS

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` LettertoFather: 14 December1921My poor/dearestPapa,

I am writingthislettertoday to ask yousomething. Andthissomethingisthe biggestthing I everaskedforand a thing which

there areninechancesonten you willrefuse. But as miraclesdohappensometimes andthat youdontconsidermenow as a child Itake my couragein both my hands as wesay inFrench, and askyoufora motorcycle!

I know that you will atfirstget angry orshrug yourshoulders, butpleasePapa think aboutitlong before youtake a decision.

I know what I ask youisterribleconsidering yourideas andMamason a motorcycle whichto you bothissimply aninstrumentofaccidents

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` 1929 Securespilotslicense, thefirstin India

` 1932 Aviation DepartmentofTata Sonssetup

` 1938 Aviation Departmentrenamed Tata AirLines

` 1946 Tata AirLinesrenamedAir-India Ltd.` 1948 Air-India Internationalincorporated as a joint

sectorventure

` 1953 Aviation Industry Nationalized

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` To Jawaharlal Nehru :Aboutlabourdisputein TISCOat Jamshedpurin 1939

` To T.T. Krishnamachari :About Tata Locomotive &

EngineeringCompany , Truck manufacturere` To BijuPatnaik : AboutnationalisationofTATA Steel.

` To SirHomi Mody : Hejoined Tatas as a Directorin1934 andremained a seniorDirectoruntil 1959.

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` To SirFredrick James : he was VicePresident andManaging Director, Tata Ltd., London

` To Viren Shah: FormerChairman and Managing

Director, Mukand Iron & SteelCompany limited whobecame GovernorofWest Bengal

` ToP.K. Kapadia : Annual General MeetingofTata

Companies Here JRD answerd a letterfrom onesuch

shareholderwho, probably beingnew wasnotintune

withhim atthe meeting

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` A CitizensConcerns

` Economic andindustrial Scenario

` ThePolitical Scene

` Family Planning` Business Ethics

Andhe wroteto Rajiv Gandhi aboutcompanies which

arein blacklist, dishonest businesshousesimportlicense, economicdevelopment.

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` Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

` SardarVallabhbhaiPatelthe Iron ManofIndia

abouteconomic matter

` C. Rajagopalchari about AirIndia` Dr. Homi Bhabha abouttheconstructionof

Canada-India Reactor

` LuisFischerthe AuthorofThe LifeofMahatma

Gandhi (1950)` Mrs. Louie Woods wifeofJRDsFriend Goerge

Woods

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` To Dr. Gritli Mitterwallanera German Ideologist

who wasfamily friend

` Prof. A.V. Krishna Murty Chairman, Departmentof

Aerospace Engineering Indian InstituteofScience,Banglore

` D. J.J. Irani Managing Director, Tata Steel. It was

JRDslasttelegram sentfrom Geneva

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