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The Tatas have consistently impressed me. They're like Andrew Carnegie of India. The patriarch Jamsetji Tata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsetji_Tata http://
by bdhe 15y ago
The Tatas have consistently impressed me. They're like Andrew Carnegie of India. The patriarch Jamsetji Tata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsetji_Tata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsetji_Tata) help setup the Indian Institute of Science (it is so intimately connected that in local parlance it is often referred to as the Tata Institute) and TIFR both of which are premier research institutions in India. Another Tata, JRD Tata is the most well known though and helped grow and diversify the Tata industry in the 20th century. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._D._Tata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._D._Tata)
For those unfamiliar the Tata industry is better compared to GE than Google in terms of its diversification. They are involved in the energy, IT, automotive, steel, and I'm sure a whole bunch of other sectors.
- kubrickslair 15y agoI agree. Also they are the only old money people who refrain from overt display of wealth. For an example, see this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) It's unfortunate that I see similar behavior for all stratas of upper and upper-middle class. In my community it's almost a norm to spend at least half a million for the whole wedding affair. Weddings offer a dozen or so cuisine or sub cuisine types, and in some cases I have seen fireworks as elaborate as some 4th of July celebrations. It's even more unfortunate that we as a society do not have any type of popular counter-culture or even a counter point. It's all a blind race to the moral bottom. Sorry for going a bit off topic.
- known 15y agoTata is involved in https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Nira_Radia https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Nira_Radia