New Delhi: Ratan Tata, who was chairman of the salt to software group for more than two decades, breathed his last at South Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital at 11.30 pm on Wednesday(October 9). Born t
New Delhi: Ratan Tata, who was chairman of the salt to software group for more than two decades, breathed his last at South Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital at 11.30 pm on Wednesday(October 9). Born to Naval and Soonoo Tata on December 28, 1937, Ratan Tata and his younger brother, Jimmy, were brought up by their grandmother, Navajbai R Tata, in a baroque manor called Tata Palace in downtown Mumbai. Speaking of the industrialist’s life, read the educational qualification of Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata left for Cornell University in the United States at age 17 and studied architecture and engineering over a seven-year period. He was awarded a bachelor of architecture degree in 1962.
His years in America from 1955 to 1962 influenced him tremendously. He travelled the country and was charmed by California and that West Coast lifestyle he was ready to settle down in Los Angeles.
Ratan Tata studied at three prestigious institutions, they are…
- Ratan Tata’s educational journey began in Mumbai, where he attended Campion School and John Connon School. He then completed his schooling at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla.
- After finishing school, he pursued a Bachelor of Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, starting at the age of 17 and graduating in 1962.
- Later, in 1975, he attended Harvard Business School to complete the Advanced Management Program, further enhancing his business acumen.
Cornell University honoured, Ratan Tata, an alumnus, for his significant contributions to industry and philanthropy. Sharing a post on X, the University wrote, “Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, the university’s most generous international donor and one of India’s most respected business leaders and philanthropists, passed Oct. 9. We will remember his legacy of transformative giving to Cornell.”
Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, the university’s most generous international donor and one of India’s most respected business leaders and philanthropists, passed Oct. 9. We will remember his legacy of transformative giving to Cornell.https://t.co/0v0zYb6aGl
— Cornell University (@Cornell) October 9, 2024
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