Ratan Tata, symbol of philanthropy

By A K Srivastava

On the occasion of Founder’s Day on 3rd March, all our eyes will be looking for him, our gaze will yearn for him, a symbol of decency, simplicity, Indian culture, sanskar, service, cooperation, participation, equanimity, determination and dedication. We will not be able to see, talk, hear, behold the Ratan of India on the occasion of Founder’s Day, only a yearning will remain, only a dream will remain. Commitment to health, education, cleanliness, development of rural economy, all-round development in the livelihood of the person at the last end of the village, Indian sanskar, culture, self-reliance, who is dedicated to the promotion and propagation of this in every region of the world, carrying on his shoulders the feelings of Swadeshi, efforts to eradicate cancer in the entire India for humanity suffering from cancer, showed the wonder of his compassion during the time of Corona.

Through startups, he breathed a new life into the youth, from his source of inspiration, it seems that the youth power of India will make his dreams come true by giving a concrete form to the path shown by Ratan by making their strong contribution in the development of India.

In fact, the thoughts that Jamsetji Tata sahab had developed about the culture, traditions, language, education, spirituality, environment, sports, pollution of the surrounding areas apart from industry have been given a concrete shape by Tata’s successors and it is believed that the new institution established under the chairmanship of Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Steel, to give a concrete shape to Ratan Tata’s principles, his work, his thinking, understanding, his plans will make Ratan Tata’s dreams come true.

Ratan Tata, apart from human beings, established his talent and dedication in animals, nature, pollution, environment, sports and the symbol of Bholenath’s Bhairobaba. He was imbued with the feelings of Indian culture, self-reliance, Swadeshi. The workers of Tata Group, the intellectuals, citizens, businessmen, entrepreneurs, citizens of India believe that from home farming to the Chairman of Tata Group, from the Padma Bhushan from the Government of India to the Knight Hood of England, the promoter of healthy talent in a healthy body, determined, dedicated, rich personality, Mr. Chandrasekaran, Managing Director of Tata Steel Mr. Narendran sahab and his team will make this dream come true. We all are always with him in achieving this goal. We have unwavering faith in the message of Swami Vivekananda – Wake up and keep moving until the goal is achieved.

(Author is President of Jamshedpur Citizen Forum. The views expressed are personal.)