The Biography

R atan Tata is one of the leading Indian industrialists, ex- Chairman of the largest Indian conglomerate, Tata Group of Companies. He currently holds the post of Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group which controls some of the major companies including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian Teleservices. Hotels and Tata. Childhood & Early Life He was born on December 28, 1937 in Surat, India, to Naval Tata and Sonoo. Naval Tata was the adopted son of the Jamsetji Tata's younger son Ratanji Tata. Jamsetji Tata was the founder of the Tata Group of Companies. the Tata Group of Companies. Ratan Tata has a brother, Jimmy, and a step brother, Noel Tata. When he was ten, his parents, got separated and thereafter, he and his brother were brought up by his grandmother, Navajbal Tata. He received his early education from the Campion School. Mumbal and finished his schooling from the Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai. ...

P opularly known as the Iron Man of India , Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. A statesman of integrity, he played a quintessential role in helping India garner independence from the British rule. However, his role in the independence struggle did not end with just that as he was the man who guided the country to become a united, independent nation. Born in a Gujarati family, Patel was academically trained to become a lawyer. Childhood & Early Life Born to a Gujarati family in the village of Karamsad, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the fourth of the six children of his father, Jhaveribhai. He had three elder brothers, and a younger brother and sister. Ever since the young age, Vallabhbhai showed streak of being tough and physically strong. Twice a month, he would indulge in day-long fast, abstaining from food and water. Much of his education was attained in schools in Nadiad, Petlad and Borsad. He completed his matriculation at the age ...