Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata : Born on March 3rd, 1839 in a Parsi family at Navasari, Jamshetji was educated at the Elphinstone College, Bombay. A firm believer in the area of industrial self sufficiency for India, Jamshetji laid the foundation of Iron and Steel Works at Jamshedpur. Every year on the 3rd March, his birthday is celebrated with extreme jubilation at Jamshedpur and the whole of the town is illuminated in the memory of this Great son of India. Photo Gallery of Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata ........... Challenge : Take Quiz on Jamshetji Nusswerwanji Tata Sir Dorabji Tata : The eldest son of Jamshetji, Dorabji Tata was born on August 27, 1859. He completed his education at Cambridge University and later acquired his degree from St. Xavier's College in 1882. After the death of Jamshetji in 1904, he took upon himself to complete his father's dream. The major part of iron prospecting was done under his supervision. Became the first chairman of Tata enterprise from 1908 to 1932. He was the main force behind developing a model town at Sakchi, which came to be known as Jamshedpur. Sir Dorabji Tata recieved the honour of Knighthood in 1910. Sir Ratanji Tata : He was the second son of Jamshetji Tata. After completing his education he joined his family business. Whereas his elder brother Sir Dorabji Tata was involved in developing Industrial India, he realised the importance of freedom movement and helped leaders like Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar etc. in the freedom struggle financially and moved ahead in the freedom movement. The great industrialist, social worker and freedom fighter died at the age of 48 in 1918. Sir Ratanji Tata had major contribution in developing Tata enterprise and especially Jamshedpur Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata : JRD Tata assumed the chairmanship of the Tata Sons Ltd. at the tender age of 34. Under his headship the Tata enterprise ventured into consultancy services, information technology, art and culture, consumer goods, industrial products and many more. He was also the pioneer of civil aviation and introduced air transport in India in 1932 which later became Air India. He was conferred with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 1992. JRD Tata was among the greatest personalities of modern India in the twentieth century. READ MORE ON : Axel Sahlin  Bezonji Dadabhai Mehta  Burjorji Padshah  Charles Page Perin  C M Weld  Julian Kennedy  Pramatha Nath Bose  Shapurji Saklatvala EXCLUSIVE : Click here to see Genealogy Tree of Tata Family A verse by Rabindra Nath Tagore on the making of steel

Dateline Jamshedpur When was Sakchi found? When was Sakchi renamed to Jamshedpur? When was TISCO established? When was Tata Main Hospital (TMH) opened? History of Jamshedpur ...... "Quote Unquote" That he was a man of destiny is clear. It would seem, indeed, as if the hour of his birth, his life, his actions, the chain of events which he set in motion or influenced, and the services he rendered to his country and to his people were all pre-destined as part of the greater destiny of India.J R D Tata More Quotes.... Photo Gallery Click here to view.... Tit Bits When Sir Fredrick Upcott, who was Chairman of the Railway Board, heard that Indian Enterprise was daring to make steel rails up to British specifications, he told the US Consultant, Charles Page Perin, I will undertake to eat every pound of rail they succeed in making. Years later, Sir Dorabji Tata was heard to make the wry comment that, if he had carried out his undertaking, he would have had some slight indigestion. More Tit Bits....