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Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), Tata Steel is among the largest steel producers globally, [4] with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes. It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence spanning multiple regions worldwide.
Tata's innovative strategies and commitment to industrial development in India led him to establish key institutions and companies, including the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, which was India's first hotel with electricity, and made significant contributions towards the establishment of the Indian Institute of Science, Tata Steel, and Tata Power. [4]
Sir Dorabji established the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), now known as Tata Steel in 1907. Marking the group's global ambitions, Tata Limited opened its first overseas office in London . Following the founder's goals, Western India's first hydro plant was brought to life, giving birth to Tata Power .
Founder of Tata Steel, Tata Power and Tata Chemicals Sir Dorabji Tata (27 August 1859 – 3 June 1932) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist of the British Raj , and a key figure in the history and development of the Tata Group .
In 1938, at the age of 34, Tata was elected Chairman of Tata Sons making him the head of the largest industrial group in India. He took over as Chairman of Tata Sons from his second cousin Nowroji Saklatwala. For decades, he directed the huge Tata Group of companies, with major interests in steel, engineering, power, chemicals and hospitality.
Jamshed Jiji Irani, (2 June 1936 – 31 October 2022) [1] was an Indian industrialist. Educated in Metallurgy, he joined British Iron and Steel Research Association.Later he joined Tata Steel from which he retired in 2007 as the Director.
Ratan Tata was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), during the British Raj, into a Parsi Zoroastrian family, on 28 December 1937. [11] He was the son of Naval Tata (who was born in Surat and later adopted into the Tata family), and Soonoo Tata (the niece of Tata group founder Jamsetji Tata). Tata's biological grandfather, Hormusji Tata was a member of ...
Sir Jehangir Ghandy CIE, Assoc. CStJ (18 November 1896 – 17 April 1972) was an Indian businessperson who is credited with building Tata Steel at Jamshedpur. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1958. [1] Invested as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1941, he was Knighted in 1945.