Naval Hormusji Tata was an adopted son of Sir Ratanji Tata and a noted alumnus of the Tata Group.
21 Facts About Naval Tata
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Naval Tata is the father of Ratan Tata, Jimmy Tata and Noel Tata.
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Naval Tata later graduated from Bombay University in Economics and proceeded to London for a short course in Accounting.
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Naval Tata later married Simone Dunoyer, a businesswoman from Switzerland, they got married in 1955.
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Naval Tata took over as the managing director of Tata Oil Mills Co Ltd in 1948.
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Naval Tata was the chairman of the Ahmedabad Advance Mills, a Tata Group company based at Ahmedabad.
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Naval Tata was directly responsible for the management of the three Tata electric companies, the four textile mills and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
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Naval Tata was the longest serving colleague and close associate of JRD Tata on board of Tata Sons.
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Naval Tata served as a director of Bank of Baroda with Tulsidas Kilachand, Rameshwar Das Birla, Arvind Mafatlal and others.
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Naval Tata went on to become an internationally recognised authority in labour relations, becoming a member of the International Labour Organization's governing body in 1949.
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Naval Tata holds the record of being elected to the governing body of the International Labour Organization thirteen times.
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Naval Tata contributed to sports, was associated with a host of other activities, and held senior offices in social, educational and welfare work.
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Naval Tata was President of Indian Hockey Federation for fifteen years and was at helm when Indian hockey team won Olympic Gold in 1948,1952 and 1956.
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Naval Tata served many other institutes like the Indian Institute of Science, the Bombay State Social Welfare Council, Swadeshi League, and the National Safety Council.
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Naval Tata served as Chairman of the Indian Cancer Society for over 30 years.
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Naval Tata was the President of the Auxiliary Forces Welfare Association and trustee of several philanthropic trusts.
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Naval Tata was President of the Employers Federation of India for several years.
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Naval Tata differed in opinion with his cousin and long standing colleague, JRD Tata.
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Naval Tata was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India on Republic Day, 1969.
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Naval Tata was conferred the life membership of the National Institute of Personnel Management.
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Naval Tata died on 5 May 1989 due to cancer in Bombay.