By Bachi Karkaria Apro Ratan has allowed the masses to have an ‘apri gaadi’. So we don’t need Meddling Mamata’s permission to continue the rah-rah, and explain why it caught everyone’s imagination so dramatically. The size-surprise did not come only from the Nano’s physical dimensions. What’s more amazing is the way this new chit of… Continue reading How to turn a Nani into a Nano
Category: Industry
Godrej hosts Salman Rushdie, angers Muslims
An Islamic group in India is asking Muslims to boycott products of a top Indian business group if its owner does not apologise for hosting author Salman Rushdie on a brief holiday this week. Rushdie stayed at the bungalow of the Godrej family while visiting Mumbai, where he was born and spent many of his… Continue reading Godrej hosts Salman Rushdie, angers Muslims
Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
LONDON — When Ratan Tata visited the home of the designer Ralph Lauren last autumn, the two auto enthusiasts spent much of the time in the garage, admiring Mr. Lauren’s car collection, including the Batmobile-esque 1955 Jaguar XKD. Now Mr. Tata is poised to take over Jaguar. Tata Motors said Thursday that it was beginning… Continue reading Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
Zoroastrians to convene AGM with a difference
Pune’s Zoroastrian entrepreneurs will have a reason to celebrate this weekend as the city gears up to play host to over 200 Zoroastrian businesspersons and professionals across the country and the world. The occasion is the annual general meeting of rare chamber of commerce — the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce’s (WZCC) — where veterans… Continue reading Zoroastrians to convene AGM with a difference
Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
LONDON — When Ratan Tata visited the home of the designer Ralph Lauren last autumn, the two auto enthusiasts spent much of their time in the garage, admiring Mr. Lauren’s extensive car collection, including the Batmobile-esque 1955 Jaguar XKD. Now Mr. Tata is poised to take over Jaguar itself. Tata Motors said Thursday that it… Continue reading Tata Pulls Ford Units Into Its Orbit
Faces of enterprise: Ratan Tata
After celebrating his 70th birthday on Friday, Ratan Tata would in the normal course of affairs be facing mandatory retirement from the Tata Group. Two years ago, however, India’s most respected and acquisitive conglomerate extended to 75 the age until which non-executive directors could serve, giving the man who has transformed it over the past… Continue reading Faces of enterprise: Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata turns 70 today
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata turns 70 today (December 28, 2007). Among Asia’s business titans, Ratan N. Tata stands out for his modesty. The chairman of the Tata Group – India’s biggest conglomerate, with businesses ranging from software, cars, and steel to phone service, tea bags, and wristwatches – usually drives himself to the office… Continue reading Ratan Tata turns 70 today
