Beyond the last blue mountain : a life of J.R.D.Tata
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi Penguin books India 1993Description: xvi,402 pISBN: 9780140169010Subject(s): Biography - Persons in Social Sciences | Tata, J. R. D. (Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy), 1904-1993DDC classification: 923.3 Summary: The book is divided into four parts: Part I deals with the early years, from J.R.D.’s birth in France in 1904 to his accession to the chairmanship of Tatas, India's largest industrial conglomerate, at the age of thirty-four; Part II looks at his forty-six years in Indian aviation (the lasting passion of J.R.D's life) which led to the initiation of the Indian aviation industry and its development into one of India's success stories; Part III illuminates his half-century-long stint as the outstanding personality of Indian industry; and Part IV unearths hitherto unknown details about the private man and the public figure, including glimpses of his long friendships with such people as Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and his association with celebrities in India and abroad..Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The book is divided into four parts: Part I deals with the early years, from J.R.D.’s birth in France in 1904 to his accession to the chairmanship of Tatas, India's largest industrial conglomerate, at the age of thirty-four; Part II looks at his forty-six years in Indian aviation (the lasting passion of J.R.D's life) which led to the initiation of the Indian aviation industry and its development into one of India's success stories; Part III illuminates his half-century-long stint as the outstanding personality of Indian industry; and Part IV unearths hitherto unknown details about the private man and the public figure, including glimpses of his long friendships with such people as Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and his association with celebrities in India and abroad..
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