Everybody who lives in India knows the Tata. It's the biggest and most respected conglomerate in the nation. Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata group, started the first company of the Tata group in 1856. Ever since then, the Tata family has made the Tata group one of the largest conglomerates in the world.
To a lot of people, the Tata family is incredible. With the hard work of 4 generations, they have made a small company into a business giant. Some may want to learn the history of the Tata family and learn some lessons from these successful people. Or do you want to copy the miracle of the Tata family? Well, it's challenging.
For any regards, we need to know the members of the Tata family, from its founder, the host of each generation, and its current master. In this article, we will take a look at the Tata family tree and know the Tata members. Also, we will go through the history and key events of the family.
In this article
Part 1: Tata family tree, history, and key events
Read this: There's this huge difference between the Tata family and the Tata group family.
- Tata family: The original Tata family was a Zoroastrian Parsi family in Navsari back in the 1800s. They had fled to Mumbai because of wars. Before Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata founded the Tata group, his father Nusserwanji was the first businessman in this priest family. Before that, all Tata men were all priests. So, the traditional Tata family is a priest family though they were less famous back then.
- Tata group family: This is easy. After Jamshedji founded the Tata group, we call him and his offspring the Tata group family.
However, in the 2020s, people always mix up the Tata family and the Tata group family. They're historically not the same thing.
Founder of the Tata group: Jamsetji Tata
Jamsetji Tata, the founder of this group, was born in 1839 and graduated from college in 1858. He had this formal Western education even though he was from a traditional India priest family. His parents believed that Jamsetji had this talent for mental arithmetic.
The later facts proved his parents right.
The start of the Tata group
Jamsetji joined his father's trading business after graduation.
When he was 29, he started his textile mill, the Alexandra Mill. Yes, it was in 1868. This was the first company of the Tata Group. Legends started here.
He preferred Nagpur over Bombay for his express mills when everybody was trying to move their businesses to Bombay. So, he built another mill there, named Empress Mill. It was a profitable move by Jamsetji Tata.
He founded an Endowment fund in 1892, aiming to provide Indian students with the opportunity to study abroad and acquire good skills. Freany Cama, a medical doctor, was the first beneficiary of the JN Tata Endowment fund.
The iconic Taj Mahal Hotel was one of his best works. The inauguration of the Taj Mahal took place back in 1903.
Jamsetji has four dreams: to build a steel company, a unique hotel, a top-rated education institute, and a hydroelectric plant. He finished the hotel dream and his offspring have done the rest for him.
Second generation: Sir Dorabji Tata, First son of Jamsetji
After the death of Jamsetji in 1904, Sir Dorabji Tata took his place. He was the elder son of Jamsetji and took his father's legacy to another level. As a second chairman of the group, he founded Tata Steel and Iron Company in 1907. It was the first steel mill in India. Before the construction of the steel mill, he also managed to construct a hospital near the mill to cater to the needs of the people in the area.
The First International office for Tata Group
He took a brave decision to build his family's first international office in London. It was for global expansion and took the name of the company to another level. It was just the beginning of the global recognition.
The Science Institution
It was Jamsetji's wish to build a science institution for the student in India. Although, he passed away and couldn't manage to build one. However, five years after his death, an institution was built in 1909, and the first batch of pilots was passed in 1911.
Hydroelectric Power
Sir Dorabji introduced the first clean energy to Mumbai by establishing India's first Hydroelectric Power station. This was one big achievement and gave birth to Tata Power.
Third generation: Sir Jehangir Ratanji Tata (JRD)
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabdoy Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) studied abroad and made significant contributions to the family's work. He became the chairman of the Tata Group in 1938. Under his management, the assets of the Tata Group grew 5 times.
The role of his wife, Navajbai, is even bigger. Both sons of the Jamsetji had no children. So Navajbai adopted a 13-year-old naval officer who was able to put his foot forward in the Tata business.
Fourth Generation: Naval Tata
Naval Tata married two women and had three sons. Ratan Tata and Jimmy Tata were born to the Sooni Commissariat. The third son, Noel Tata, was from another wife, Simone Naval Tata. Naval Tata was born into a middle family and kept the shape of the business well.
Fifth Generation: Ratan Tata
Ratan Tata is one of the most successful chairpersons of the group. Under his tenure, the family business grew to the highest levels and made almost 100 billion USD. Ratan Tata is unmarried and doesn't have any children.
Tata Business is now based on many other businesses like Tata Sky, Tata Steel Europe, People's Car, Tata Communications, Tetley, Tata Motors, Jewelry, watches and much more.
Part 2. How to Make a Family Tree
Method 1: Create a family tree from scratch
A family tree is used to best visualize the family members, their ancestors, and descendants. If we use pictures, that would be more than beneficial. A visual representation of a family tree gives enough information to anyone, someone like a child. It is a fun way to represent a family where you will be able to find your roots. Children are the ones who get to know their family members, cousins, and others.
Here is a simple method to draw a family tree. Follow each step to work things out better.
First of all, make a list of all the members on a page. Separate one couple from the other. Write down the names of the children of the couple. Find a relation of the couple from another couple, like they could be brothers or sisters.
Arrange all the photographs and put them with their names for better understanding. Although it is not a compulsion to add photographs while making a family tree, it is good to show faces for a complete guide. There is a possibility that you might not have photos of your family members, like your grandfather, etc. In such cases, you can just write names for them, keeping the Image space empty.
Add relationships line among the members. One couple's Children must be connected to them only. These lines are vital and must be clean enough and at certain distances so that things do not mix up. Sometimes, the family tree is too big, and these lines are mixed up. For such trees, you need to take the bigger canvas to play around and keep everything clean.
Method 2: Start with a Template
It is a bit tedious to draw every element in the family tree and add information one by one. To make things easier and faster, a template could be used to help you out. A readymade template offers you the ease to complete a task within minutes, except for taking hours to draw everything on the canvas. Here is how you can make a family tree while using a template.
Step 1: Download this template and open the file. You can exit the file online as well if you haven't downloaded the EdrawMax app.
Step 2: Remove all the unnecessary elements like backgrounds and, boxes, etc. It is important so that you can adjust the remaining elements and make more copies if needed. The lines and elements could be drawn or copied from the canvas as well. You can choose whatever you find comfortable.
Step 3: Replace canvas Photos with yours and add the information you want for each family member. Don't forget to add Relationship lines on the canvas. Although you are using a template, so most of the lines must be connected already, but you can add if there is still a need.
It's done, and you're ready to use the family tree and show it to the little ones to let them know their families.
Conclusion
In this article, we learned about India's Tata Group Family Tree. We have discussed their businesses and their work for the country. They have helped India bring top products to the international market. So, the Tata family has a huge role in making India what it looks like today. They have made enough contributions to charity programs where they invest in poor children and pay their fees for education and home.
We have drawn their family tree based on the information we have. The two methods discussed to make family trees are used these days. They are easier to get. However, a template is a way to go, as it has everything set up already. You just need to move things around, and that's it. So, get a template and start creating a family tree now.
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