रतन टाटा के पिता का नहीं था टाटा ग्रुप से खून का रिश्ता, फिर कैसे बने इतने बड़े टाटा ग्रुप का हिस्सा?

Ratan Tata Father: The story of Naval Hormusji Tata is interesting and inspiring, which shows how a combination of luck and hard work can change a person’s life. Naval was born on 30 August 1904 in Mumbai (then Bombay), but by birth he had no connection with the Tata family. His father worked as a spinning master in Advance Mills, Ahmedabad. In 1908, when Naval was only 4 years old, his father died. After the death of her father, her mother took her to Navsari in Gujarat, where she started embroidery work so that the family could survive. The circumstances were difficult, but Naval’s fate was deciding something else.

To improve the circumstances, Naval was appointed as J. N. Petit was sent to the Parsi Orphanage, from where the change in his life began. It was here that he met Nawazbai Tata, who was the wife of Sir Ratanji Tata. Nawazbai was so impressed with Naval that she decided to adopt him, and thus Naval joined the Tata family. When Naval was adopted, he was only 13 years old. After this Naval got excellent education and he graduated in Economics from Bombay University. After this he went to London and started doing courses related to accounting.

The experience of poverty shaped life
Naval often said that the experience of poverty played an important role in shaping his life. He admitted that this difficult time made him strong and tolerant.

Naval Tata’s personal life was also interesting. He had two marriages. His first marriage was with Suni Commissariat, from whom he had two sons –Ratan Tata and Jimmy TataHowever, they got divorced after a few years of this marriage. He then married Simone Dunoyer of Switzerland, with whom he had another son, named Niol Tata.

Started from the post of Clerk-cum-Assistant Secretary
Naval joined Tata Sons in 1930, where he started as a clerk-cum-assistant secretary. Due to his hard work and ability, he soon got promotion. In 1933, he was made Secretary of the Aviation Department, and after this he worked in Tata Mills and other units. In 1941, he became a director of Tata Sons, and in 1961 he rose to the position of chairman of Tata Power (then Tata Electric Companies). In 1962, he also got the post of Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons.

Apart from business, Naval Tata also made notable contribution to social service. He became the Chairman of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and played this role till the last days of his life. He also did important work as the Chairman of the Indian Cancer Society. Naval also had a deep passion for sports, he was the President of the Indian Hockey Federation and also became the Vice Chairman of the International Hockey Federation.

However, there were differences between Naval Tata and JRD Tata regarding politics. While JRD wanted to stay away from politics, Naval contested the elections as an independent candidate from South Bombay in 1971, although he could not win the election.

Naval Tata was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1969 for his contribution. He died on 5 May 1989 in Mumbai. He died of cancer, but the work he did and the stories of his struggle still inspire people.

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