JRD Tata Sir – Legend who Accelerated Indian Economy Alone
JRD Tata was India’s finest business man. He founded many companies like TCS, Tata motors, e.t.c.
JRD was fond of flying. He was the first Indian to get licensed pilot. He founded commercial airline i.e Tata Airlines.
• He founed TCS- Tata computer service and was its first chairman.
• He founded Tata Tea. Tata tea is the second largest manufacturer and distributor in the world.
• He founded the first-ever cancer hospital of Asia in Mumbai.
• JRD was awarded both Bharat Ratna and Padma Bhusan in 1992.
JRD died in 1993 due to a kidney infection in Geneva, Switzerland. Upon his death, the Indian Parliament got adjourned. His body got buried in Paris at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. This honor is not for anyone who is not a member of the Indian Parliament.
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