Tata Family Tree: Tata Group is the largest business house in the country. It is the first business house in the country whose combined valuation has crossed $400 billion. There are about 100 companies in the Tata Group, out of which 26 companies are listed on the stock exchanges. Tata Group employs more than 1 million people worldwide. Tata Group products are available in about 150 countries of the world. Tata Group started as a trading company in the year 1868. Let us tell you that veteran businessman Ratan Tata is no more with us. He died on Wednesday night.
It started from here
If we look at the family tree of Tata Group, there have been many great industrialists in this family. The foundation of the Tata family comes from Ratan Dorab Tata. They had two children. Bai Nawazbai Ratan Tata and Nusserwanji Ratan Tata. Nusserwanji was a Parsi priest. He was the first to step into business. His life span was from 1822 to 1886.
Jamsetji Tata
Nusserwanji Tata had 5 children. One of them was veteran businessman Jamsetji Tata. He is the founder of Tata Group. He laid the foundation of major businesses in the Tata Group such as steel (Tata Steel) and hotels (Taj Mahal). He is known as the father of Indian industry. His life span was from 1839 to 1904.
Dorabji Tata
Dorabji Tata was the eldest son of Jamsetji Tata. It was he who took over the business of Tata Group after Jamsetji. His life span was between 1859 and 1932. Dorabji played a key role in setting up businesses like Tata Power.
Ratanji Tata
Ratanji Tata was the younger son of Jamsetji Tata. His lifetime spanned from 1871 to 1918. He added businesses like cotton and textile industries to the Tata Group.
JRD Tata
His full name is Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata. His lifetime was between 1904 and 1993. He was the son of Ratanji Tata and Suzanne Brier. He was the chairman of Tata Group for more than 50 years. Tata Airlines was founded by JRD Tata. The name of this airline today is Air India.
Naval Tata
Naval Tata’s life span was between 1904 and 1989. He was the adopted son of Ratanji Tata. Ratan Naval Tata and Noel Tata are his descendants. Ratan Naval Tata was the chairman of Tata Group from 1991 to 2012 and interim chairman in 2016-17. Naval Tata has played an important role in the acquisition of international brands like Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley. At the same time, Noel is playing his role in Tata Group companies. He is also the Chairman of Tata International. He has also been the chairman of Tata Group’s retail chain Trent.
Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata’s life span was from 1937 to 2024. He was the son of Naval Tata and Suni Commissariat. Ratan Tata died on October 9, 2024. Ratan Tata has made acquisitions like JLR, Tetley and Corus. Ratan Tata will always be known as India’s leading industrialist.
Noel Tata’s three sons
At present, Ratan Tata’s step brother Noel Tata is on top among the possible successors. Noel Tata has three children – Maya Tata, Neville Tata and Lia Tata. All three are looking after different businesses in the Tata Group.
