Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran pays tribute to founder JN Tata, interacts with visitors inside Tata Steel Jamshedpur Works

Chandrasekaran, others pay tribute to founder JN Tata in Jamshedpur

 The theme of this year’s Founder’s Day is ‘Technology for people & planet’

Jamshedpur March 3: Tata Steel and Jamshedpur today paid homage to its Founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, also regarded as the legendary ‘Father of Indian Industry’ on his 185th Birth Anniversary. Celebrated as the Founder’s Day, the flagship event happens every year at Jamshedpur on March 3 to pay tributes to the founder’s vision of an industrial future with community welfare at its core.

The theme of this year’s celebrations is “Technology for people & planet”.

The event in Jamshedpur today was graced by N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel. Other senior company officials, as well as Union members, were also present during the occasion. The event started with paying homage to the Founder at the Jamshedpur Works Main Gate by the Chairman, CEO & MD, Union officials, Group company officials, company employees and citizens of Jamshedpur.

Daisy Irani (wife of the late MD Dr JJ Irani), former Deputy MD Dr T Mukherjee, and Tata Electronics MD, among other senior executives, graced the occasion to pay their respects.

The festivities began with March Past parade by various Departments of Tata Steel and Tata Steel`s group companies at the Works Main Gate inside the Tata Steel premises.

Colourful tableaus depicting the work process of various departments preceded each of their processions, respectively.

The event, marked by the rhythmic beats of enchanting band, witnessed participation from all departments, including the security department, as a collective tribute.

The tribute was manifested through the ceremonial offering of flowers, symbolizing a shared reverence for the occasion. Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran took the opportunity to engage with those present, extending warm greetings and fostering a sense of camaraderie. He even shook hands with a few of them.

Representatives from various groups, including the Tata Workers Union, TISCO Mazdoor Union, and the Senior Citizens Committee, also actively participated in the event, contributing to the overall sense of unity and solidarity.

The representatives of different groups in the procession paid homage at the Founder’s Statue at the Works Main Gate. Floats and Audio-Visual displays were part of the contingents.

The representatives of different groups in the procession paid homage at the Founder’s Statue at the Works Main Gate.

JN Tata had begun his entrepreneurial journey with a textile mill in central India in the 1870s. His vision inspired the steel and power industry in India, set the foundation for technical education, and helped the country leapfrog to join the ranks of industrialised nations.