Two letters from JRD Tata show how India’s elite expressed dissent – and how it was treated

Correspondence with KM Munshi of the Bombay government in 1939 and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1968 reveal how candid exchange shaped debates.

Why cultural consistency, values are key to building enduring institutions

From JRD to Ratan Tata to N Chandrasekaran, the Tata story shows how enduring institutions survive turbulence by renewing ...

Quote of the day by J R D Tata: “Most of our troubles are due to poor implementation, wrong priorities and unattainable targets”

One of the most renowned industrialists of our country, JRD Tata teaches us that problems are not mysteries. They are ...
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Best of BS Opinion: Markets and culture test the limits of old frameworks

Concerns over regulatory balance dominate the debate around the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025. In his column today, Ajay Tyagi argues that by granting stock exchanges statuto ...
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'Do Not Consider Myself An Illustrious Personality...': When JRD Tata Wrote To A Kolkata School Teacher

In the year 1965, KC Bhansali, a school teacher from Kolkata, wrote a letter to then-Tata Group chairman JRD Tata. In the letter, Bhansali had asked the legendary businessman about the principles that ...