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Ratan Tata Turns 85: Here are some rare pictures of the veteran industrialist

Ratan Tata is the great grandson of Jamsetji Tata, the founder of Tata Group and the son of Naval Tata who was the adopted by Ratanji Tata from a distant relative. On his 85th birthday, here are some rare pictures of the veteran industrialist that you might want to see.

Ratan Tata during his time at Cornell University

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Ratan Tata during his time at Cornell University

Ratan Tata is graduated from the Harvard University School of Business in the same year as President George W. Bush (1975).

Ratan Tata's family and childhood days

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Ratan Tata's family and childhood days

Ratan Tata had to suffer from his parent's breakup when he was 10. His parents Naval and Sonoo got separated on mid 1940s. He was then raised by his grandmother and completed schooling from the famous schools in Mumbai (Champion School and Cathedral & John Connon School).

Ratan Tata during the roll out of Tata Indica

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Ratan Tata during the roll out of Tata Indica

Ratan tata snapped during the birth of "India’s 1st indigenous car, The Tata Indica".

Ratan Tata with JRD Tata

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Ratan Tata with JRD Tata

In what apparently looks like a picture taken at the shop floor of TELCO. Tata describes JRD in the caption as, "He njoyed being on the shop floor of TELCO and I enjoyed being there with him and seeing the genuine love and affection he got from both workers and supervisors."

Ratan Tata and JRD at manufacturing facilities for B1B bomber

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Ratan Tata and JRD at manufacturing facilities for B1B bomber

Ratan Tata shared the picture on JRD Tata’s 116th birth anniversary when the former arranged for Jeh to visit manufacturing facilities for the B1B bomber and the space shuttle. 

Ratan Tata's first ever visit to Jamshedpur

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Ratan Tata's first ever visit to Jamshedpur

In his instagram page, Ratan Tata describes the picture being taken when he was on holiday from college. "Mr. R. G. Da Costa and Mr. J. D. Chokshi invited me to visit the Telco plant and have a walk around the plant. This trip was much before I started working on the Tata Steel floor, my first interaction with the legacy city of Jamshedpur," he writes.