5 things we wouldn’t have without JRD Tata;
From India’s first commercial airline to the world’s thinnest watch, here are five things we have JRD Tata to thank for. July 29 in the birth anniversary of JRD Tata. JRD wore a lot of hats. He wasn’t just an industrialist he was also a keen aviator and a philanthropist. But what made JRD really stand out was his foresight. Several things that we enjoy today are all thanks to JRD’s beliefs. So what would we not have had it not been for JRD Tata? 1. Air India, India’s first commercial airline In what is a well-documented story, JRD Tata founded the airlines that went on to be known as Air India. Founded in 1932, Tata flew its first aircraft that carried airmail from Karachi to Bombay and later continuing to Madras (present-day Chennai). Today, Air India has a fleet size of 109 aircraft, flies to 84 destinations and is India’s flag carrier airline. He is rightly called the father of Indian aviation 2. Tata Memorial, Asia’s first cancer hospital The Tata Memorial Centre of