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Jamsetji Tata Biography

Industrialist

Jamsetji Tata, an Indian industrialist, was born on March 3, 1839, and passed away on May 19, 1904. He was the founder of the Tata Group and had a profound impact on the industrialization and modernization of India.

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“In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder in business, but is in fact the very purpose of its existence.”

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“Freedom without the strength to support it and, if need be, defend it, would be a cruel delusion. And the strength to defend freedom can itself only come from widespread industrialisation and the infusion of modern science and technology into the country's economic life.”

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“Be sure to lay wide streets planted with shady trees, every other of a quick-growing variety. Be sure that there is plenty of space for lawns and gardens, reserved large areas for football, hockey and parks. Earmark areas for Hindu temples, Mohammedan mosques and Christian churches.”

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“There is one kind of charity common enough among us... It is that patchwork philanthropy which clothes the ragged, feeds the poor, and heals the sick. I am far from decrying the noble spirit which seeks to help a poor or suffering fellow being... [However] what advances a nation or a community is not so much to prop up its weakest and most helpless members, but to lift up the best and the most gifted, so as to make them of the greatest service to the country.”

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“In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder, but is in fact the very purpose of its existence.”

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About the Author

Born: March 3, 1839
Died: May 19, 1904
Known for: Industrialist
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