Thomas Mathew's book explores the legacy of Indian business icon Ratan Tata

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax

 

RATAN TATA: A Life

Author: Thomas Mathew

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pages: 712   

Price: Rs 1,499

 

Arthur Schopenhauer’s statement above is unquestionably appropriate for Ratan Tata. This book is about a great modern Indian business leader, Ratan Tata. The narration is authentic, based as it is on several hours of taped interviews by author Thomas Mathew with Ratan Tata and with important personalities in India and abroad. It is not clear whether the manuscript received Ratan Tata’s approval. However, having been an insider to the Tata firm during the latter period of the book, I