Tata family

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Name Tata family Role Industrialist		Education Elphinstone College

Died May 19, 1904, Bad Nauheim, Germany Organizations founded Tata Group, Tata Sons, Indian Institute of Science, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Children Dorabji Tata, Ratanji Tata Parents Jeevanbai Tata, Nusserwanji Tata Similar People J R D Tata, Ratan Tata, Dorabji Tata, Noel Tata, Cyrus Pallonji Mistry

The Tata family is a prominent Indian business family, based in the Indian city of Mumbai. Members of the family are related to the Tata Sons, which is the main holding company of the Tata Group and holds the bulk of shareholding in these companies. The Tatas are a Parsi family who originally came to Mumbai from Navsari in the state of Gujarat by way of Persia. The founder of the family’s fortunes was Jamsetji Tata. The Tatas are the original founders of the Tata Sons associated with the Tata Group.

The Tata family is related to many Parsi families of Bombay, such as Wadia, Mistry and Petit family by marriage.

Prominent members

Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904), known as one of the fathers of Indian industry

Dorabji Tata (27 August 1859 – 3 June 1932), elder son of Jamshetji, Indian industrialist and philanthropist

Ratanji Tata (20 January 1871 – 5 September 1918), younger son of Jamshetji, philanthropist and pioneer of poverty studies

Naval Tata, (30 August 1904 – 5 May 1989) adopted son and noted Tata group Industrialist, ILO member, recipient of Padma Bhushan

Ratan Tata,Former chairman of the Tata Group

Simone Naval Tata, former chairperson of Trent

Noel Tata, chairperson of Trent

Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (1856–1926), one of the founders of the Tata Group, married Suzanne Brière. He was first cousin of Jamshedji Tata.

J. R. D. Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993), Indian pioneer aviator and founder of Tata Airlines later known as Air India

Sylla Tata, daughter of Ratanji Dadabhoy, married to Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, the 2nd baronet of Petit

References

Tata family Wikipedia

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