Tata Titans Tributes

Mr RNT’s character and strength of purpose can be judged from his own words:

“If you hold a gun to my head, you have two choices, you either move the gun away or pull the trigger, because I will not move my head.”

Ratan TataSpeak: A survey

A look at his actions will prove that in a vast majority of cases, the gun was pulled away, because he has stood firm on his convictions.

SURVEY: Ratan Tata - Legacy

Now Mr RNT lays down the reins of the Tata empire exactly on the date he had set for himself more than a decade ago, on his turning 75. Not for him the argument that he is “irreplaceable” (in many ways he is), and to make sure that he is not looked upon as the “Ghost Upstairs” in Bombay House, he is physically moving out. It is his way to ensure that Cyrus, his successor, does not have to live under his shadow.

I well remember RNT’s desire, conveyed to us two decades ago, that we should always carry two names in our pocket. One, of “a person who can take over if you are knocked down by a bus later in the day”, and the other of “a person who would be groomed to take over from you 3-5 years down the road”.

He is retiring at the peak of his achievements; but I am sure he is proud of the fact that his group has achieved a turnover

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