Tata family

The Tatas are a wealthy Parsi family in India. Originally a priestly family in Navsari, they have been active in industry and philanthropy since the nineteenth century. The Tata Group, founded by Jamsetji Tata, is one of the largest private employers in India.

Prominent members

Other prominent members of the family include:

• Jamsedji Nusserwanji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry
  • Sir Dorabji Tata, Indian industrialist and philanthropist
  • Sir Ratan Tata (philanthropist), younger son of Jamseti, philanthropist and pioneer of poverty studies|
• Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (first cousin of Jamshedji Tata), one of the founders of the Tata Group, married Suzanne Brière
  • Rodabeh,
  • J. R. D. Tata, Indian pioneer aviator and founder of Tata Airlines
  • Jimmy
  • Sylla
  • Darab
• Ratan Tata, present chairman of the Tata Group
• Simone Naval Tata, chairperson of Trent
• Noel Tata, MD of Trent; son of Naval and Simone

See also

• Tata Group
• Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts

Bibliography

• "Tata family tree". http://www.tatacentralarchives.com/history/family_tree/family_tree.pdf.  At Tata Central Archives.
• "Tata Family". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071372.