a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as profit
- Written by Thankom Arun, Professor of Global Development and Accountability, University of Essex
Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel and tea. But he was also hailed as a visionary whose work went far beyond the business world, through his company’s commitment to social causes.
As the head of Tata Group, an Indian business empire founded over 150...
