Ratan Tata Shares An Emotional Post On JRD Tata's Birth Anniversary

Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata group and companies recently took a trip down the memory lane by sharing a nostalgic post on the 116th birth anniversary of Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, who we popularly know as JRD Tata.

JRD Tata joined his family business as an apprentice and became the chairman of Tata & Sons at the age of 34. He led the group to become one of the most trusted brands in the country.

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He was the one who formed an aviation department called Tata Airlines that went on to become Air India. Apart from being a business man he was also a humanitarian and was awarded with India’s highest civilian award the Bharat Ratna in 1992.

Sharing an emotional post on Instagram on his birth anniversary Ratan Tata wrote, ‘A little nostalgic on JRD’s 116th birth anniversary. Mr. JRD Tata and I shared a deep passion and interest in aviation. These photos bring back pleasant memories of visits that I arranged for Jeh to visit manufacturing facilities for the B1B bomber and the space shuttle. We were privileged to be invited to tour the manufacturing facilities, an opportunity not many have. It was worth it to see the spark in his eyes.’

He shared a couple of old pictures along with the post.?

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It was shared only sometime ago in the morning of July 29 and it is already viral.?JRD Tata is known as the father of Indian aviation. He was the longest serving chairman of Tata group.?He spent almost half a century in business.

People showered love, appreciation and respect for the man in the comment section. One person wrote, ‘Wonderful man, a true gentleman. So, are you,’ while another wrote, ‘You are a legend, and third one wrote, ‘Huge respect for both of you’.?

Rata Tata is loved on Instagram for sharing positive posts which also give an insight into his life. Few days back he shared another nostalgic post.?

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‘I remember the first time I ever visited Jamshedpur, when I was on holiday from college. Mr. R. G. Da Costa and Mr. J. D. Chokshi invited me to visit the Telco plant and have a walk around the plant. This trip was much before I started working on the Tata Steel floor, my first interaction with the legacy city of Jamshedpur’, he wrote in caption while sharing two throwback images along.?

Here's to Ratan Tata reminding us of JRD Tata and finding a way to keep him in our memories.?