JRD Tata: 10 Inspiring Quotes From Tata Group's Youngest & Longest Serving Chairman In History

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, also known as JRD Tata, was a visionary leader who oversaw the Tata group＊s expansion and the industrialisation of India.

From aviation, chemicals, technology, engineering & manufacturing, cosmetics, beverages, to software services, etc, JRD Tata ventured into various sectors to give India the prowess to add value at scale and build the country he envisioned.

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In the Tata group, which has till date seen 7 people head the prestigious group as Chairman since its inception in 1868, JRD Tata certainly holds a special place.

He was not only the youngest amongst them to become the Tata group chairman (at the age of 34), but also went on to become the longest serving one, during his tenure from 1938每1991.

Let us look back at some of his inspiring quotes which not many of you might have heard or read about.

1. ※No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means.§
2. ※I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country.§
3. "One must forever strive for excellence, or even perfection, in any task, however small, and never be satisfied with the second best"
4. ※Uncommon thinkers reuse what common thinkers refuse.§
5. "To lead men, you have to lead them with affection.§
6. ※Common people have an appetite for food, uncommon people have an appetite for service.§
7. ※Do we have sufficient thought to the nurture of the young investigator, to providing the right atmosphere and conditions of work and full opportunity for development? It is these things that foster invention and discovery "
8. ※Making steel may be compared to making a chappati. To make a good chappati, even a golden pin will not work unless the dough is good§
9. ※Never start with difference, Always start with confidence. When you work, work as if everything depends on you.§
10. ※Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but are essential to the success of any enterprise.§

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