How did Tata transform itself from a family-owned business to one of the most professionally managed corporations in the world? How achieved it become a world leader in an selection of unrelated businesses-from metal and automobile processing to hotels and IT consulting? Precisely what is the ‘Tata Method’, which includes earned it a lot admiration and respect?

This brief background of the Tatas charts the contribution of every Tata chairman-from Jamsetji Tata, who set up the company in 1868, to Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry-and explores the ideals in the centre from the Tata Group, as well as the role performed in its advancement with the philanthropic trusts that own two-thirds of the company.

For anyone curious about this Indian firm that has been a leading global participant, this book may be the perfect introduction.