Author

Thomas Mathew

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Ratan Tata: A Life

IDEA 1
A lonely childhood shaped him
Mathew describes how Ratan Tata's parents separated when he was young, and he was raised mainly by his grandmother Navajbai. Her values of dignity and discipline stayed with him throughout his life.
IDEA 2
America broadened his outlook
Mathew describes Tata's years studying architecture at Cornell and working in the United States. He enjoyed the freedom there and only reluctantly returned to India to join the family group.
IDEA 3
Early assignments tested him
Mathew describes Tata's early work in struggling companies such as Nelco and Empress Mills. These difficult turnarounds taught him hard lessons about management and failure. Not all of them succeeded.

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