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Beyond The Last Blue mountain : Tata Story : Book Review

About the Author

RM Lala

* Started his career in journalism in 1948 at the age of 19 * Manager of first Indian book publishing house in London * Director of Dorabji Tata trust for 18 years and Co founder of center for the advancement of philanthropy * Books Published: * Creation of wealth * Touch of greatness * For the love of India

JRD- Childhood

* Born in Paris on July 29th 1904. * Father: R.D.Tata Mother: Sooni * Educated in France, Japan and India. * He was a naughty youngster. * Didn’t have a college education. * Developed his passion for aviation after watching his neighbor Louis Bleriot who was a pioneer in the field.

A morale booster story of struggle, vision, love, patriotism, passion and patience of JRD Tata. Story of man who saw aviation as future of national fortune in field of travel, tourism and war & peace. A man of principles who guided the government and societies to take greater interest in social service and long term beneficial programs. It describes how one man army JRD Tata with low industrial education outperformed many industrialist.
The Book started with discretion about the family of JRD Tata and his ancestors. It gives an insight about culture and the values that were brought in India and how Indians responded with enthusiasm. It presents another example of Indian culture's unique quality of acceptance on morality.

JRD-Youth * Served in the French Army for an year in 1925. * Seeing his talent was transferred to the office of the colonel. * Wanted to do his Engineering from Cambridge. * Circumstances forced him to enter the family business at an early age of 21 years. * Through out his life he regretted not having done his college education.

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