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about J.R.D. TATA
he became india's first licenced pilot. in 1983 he was awarded the french legion of honour. and in 1992 india's highest civilian award,the bharat ratna. -
nationality & Ethnicity
JRD TATA was a indian & his ethnicity was PARSI!!!!!!! -
Early life
J. R. D. Tata was born in Paris, France, the second child of Parsi father Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and his French wife, Suzanne "Sooni" Brière.[2] His father was a first cousin of Jamsetji Tata, a pioneer industrialist in India.He had one elder sister Sylla, another younger sister Rodabeh two younger brother Darab and Jimmy Tata.As his mother was French, he spent much of his childhood in France and as a result, French was his first language. -
career
J. R. D. Tata was inspired early by aviation pioneer Louis Blériot, and took to flying. On February 10, 1929 Tata obtained the first pilot licence issued in India.[4] He later came to be known as the father of Indian civil aviation. He founded India's first commercial airline, Tata Airlines in 1932, which became Air India in 1946, now India's national airline.He and Nevill Vintcent worked together in building Tata Airlines. They were also friends. -
JRD Tata – A Profile
India's first pilot; established Air India International as India's first international airline; Chairman of Tata & Sons for 50 years; recipient of Bharat Ratna in 1992... there are many personas of this one personality. Enterprising, indomitable and undaunted – JRD Tata is the pioneer who was driven by the spirit of the skies.On the personal front, flying was a passion with JRD. He was the first person to qualify within India to fly. He got his license, which bore on it Number 1, on 10 February -
Awards and honors
JRD Tata received a number of awards. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 1955 . He also received the Guggenheim Medal for aviation in 1988. In 1992, because of his selfless humanitarian endeavors, JRD Tata was awarded India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna. In the same year, JRD Tata was also bestowed with the United Nations Population Award for his crusading endeavors towards initiating and successfully implementing the family planning movement in India, much before it became an offic -
Death!!!
JRD Tata died in Geneva, Switzerland on November 29, 1993 at the age of 89. On his death, the Indian Parliament was adjourned in his memory—an honor not usually given to persons who are not Members of Parliament. He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
