Monday, April 19, 2010

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (July 29, 1904–November 29, 1993) was a pioneer aviator and one of the most enterprising Indian entrepreneurs. J.R.D. Tata was born in Paris, France, the second child of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and his French  wife, Suzanne Sooni Brière. His father was a first cousin of Jamsedji Tata, a pioneer industrialist in India. As his mother was French, he spent much of his childhood in France. He was educated in France, Japan and England before being drafted into the French army for a mandatory one-year period. JRD wanted to extend his service in the forces but destiny had something else in store for him...

Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla

Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla (April 10, 1894 – June 11, 1983) is an Indian businessman and member of the well known Rajasthani  business family called Birla family. His grandfather Shiv Narayan Birla was a traditional marwari moneylender. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital to Bombay to establish a business in cotton dealership. There was no looking back after that as the venture was successful. He came back to Pilani to build a huge mansion, which still stands by the name Birla Haveli...