Ratan Tata cremated with full state honours in Mumbai

 
Ratan Tata cremated with full state honours in Mumbai

The final rites of renowned industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata were performed with full state honours at a central Mumbai crematorium on Thursday (October 10, 2024) evening.

The Mumbai police paid tribute to Tata with a gun salute.

The industry titan’s family members, including the half-brother Noel Tata, and top executives from the Tata Group like chairman N. Chandrasekaran, were present at the crematorium in Worli.

Industrialist Ratan Tata’s body was on Thursday morning taken from his house in a hearse, decked with white flowers, to the NCPA in south Mumbai where it was kept for people to pay their last respects.

Ratan Tata died at a Mumbai hospital late on Wednesday (October 9, 2024). The chairman emeritus of the Tata group was 86.

Tata was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai on Monday (October 7, 2024) owing to age-related issues, and to control his blood pressure.

Tributes poured in from across the country, following Tata’s death. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death, calling him a “visionary business leader, compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being”.

In a statement, the Congress said it “is deeply saddened by the passing of Padma Vibhushan Shri Ratan Tata, a titan of Indian industry and a philanthropist who shaped India’s corporate landscape.”

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    Bengal Inc mourns loss of Ratan Tata

    The business community in Bengal and across India is in mourning, following the demise of Ratan Tata, the legendary former chairman of the Tata Group.

    Tributes poured in from industry leaders and organisations alike, expressing their deep sorrow and admiration for Tata’s legacy.

    Amit Saraogi, president of the MCCI, lauded Tata’s transformative leadership, which saw the Tata Group’s revenues soar from USD 4 billion to over USD 100 billion. Saraogi also highlighted Tata’s significant contributions to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy.

    - PTI

  • October 10, 2024 19:39

    Tata Steel employees remember Ratan Tata as visionary, guardian

    For the people of Jamshedpur, Tata does not mean a company but it has given them identity. The employees in the Tata company remembered him with profound grief.

    A resident of Jamshedpur, Ram Mohan Singh, who retired in September after working in Tata Steel for 42 years, closely remembered Mr. Tata who first visited Jamshedpur in 1963 to look into how Tata Steel works.

    Read the full story here.

  • October 10, 2024 19:18

    Ratan Tata bids adieu after realising aviation dream

    An architect by qualification and an aviator by passion, Ratan Tata realised the dream of loss-making Air India flying back to the Tata hangar.

    He flew planes and fighter aircraft but his longing for Tatas to pilot Air India again remained a dream till January 2022. For years, many headwinds came the way in the group’s efforts to come back into the aviation space through Air India.

    Finally, the aviation efforts took wings, first with AirAsia India and the second with Vistara, a joint venture with Singapore Airlines.

    - PTI

  • October 10, 2024 19:15

    Ratan Tata an iconic business leade: HUL CEO

    Ratan Tata was an iconic business leader and a truly inspiring human being, who embodied the spirit of compassionate capitalism, Hindustan Unilever CEO & Managing Director Rohit Jawa said.

    “It is indeed the end of an era for India Inc. His legacy will continue to live through his immeasurable contributions to the nation and the Indian business landscape,” Mr. Jawa said.

    - PTI

  • October 10, 2024 19:09

    ‘Humble man’: Farooq Abdullah, PDP’s Iltija Mufti condole Rata Tata’s death

    National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah and PDP’s Iltija Mufti condoled the death of Ratan Tata, saying he was a humble man whose contribution can never be forgotten.

    “It is shocking. He (Tata) was a humble man.

    “He opened his family organisation for everyone. He took his company to the entire world,” Mr. Abdullah told reporters.

    The NC president said Tata’s contribution to the country can never be forgotten.