The father of Indian Aviation, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna recipient Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was born in 29th July 1904 in Paris, France. His father was a Parsi businessman born in Gujarat, India and mother was a French woman, Suzanne.
He briefly served in French army before he coming back to India to join Tata Company. In 1929, he renounced his French Citizenship and got Indian Citizenship.
J R D Tata is the first licensed Indian pilot and he started first commercial airlines in India which later became Air India.
The Tata Group of Companies include Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Titan Industries, Tata tea, Voltas etc.; all house-hold names in India.
J R D Tata, the pioneer industrialist died in 29th November, 1993 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The above definitive stamp was issued in 2009 under the theme "Builders of Modern India". There is rarer commemorative stamp issued in 1994.
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