Concise Title: J.R.D TATA (Hindi Edition)

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, the second child of Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and his French wife Sooni, was born in Paris in July 1904. His childhood was spent in different countries, and he schooled in Paris, Mumbai, and Yokohama. A joyride on a plane sparked off a passion for soaring in the skies, and the fifteen-year-old boy decided that one day he too would fly. It was ten years later, in October 1932, that the first flight of the Indian civil aviation took off at Karachi, with JRD Tata at the controls of a Puss Moth that he flew solo to Ahmedabad and onward to Bombay.

In 1938, at the age of thirty-four, JRD was placed at the head of India's largest industrial empire. For over half a century, JRD guided the destiny of the Tatas. Despite enormous pressure on his time, JRD took the role of citizen very seriously and never failed to be of service to the nation. He was a patron of the arts and supported India's progress to become a scientifically advanced nation. For these endeavors, JRD Tata was awarded the country's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1992. Yet, he remained at heart a simple, unassuming person, who refused to take himself seriously. Years after his pioneering flight on the Puss Moth, he re-enacted the event to inspire a little hope and enthusiasm in the young people of the country.

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