Ratan Tata died late on Wednesday night. After which there is a wave of mourning in the country. Ratan Tata was not only a successful industrialist, but he also took the Tata Group to new heights and gave it global recognition. Today we will tell you an important story from his life. Ratan Tata once got an offer from a big company but he had to turn it down for some reason, let's know what is the whole story...

Ratan Tata is known as a successful businessman. Ratan Tata obtained a degree in architecture and structural engineering from Cornell University in America. During this time, he had decided to settle there. But he had to return to India when his grandmother, Lady Navajbai, fell ill.

JRD Tata had said this

According to reports, after returning to India, Ratan Tata got an offer to join IBM. But when the then chairman of Tata Group JRD Tata came to know about this, he called Ratan Tata and told him that he cannot work for IBM while staying in India. After this, he asked Ratan to share his CV with Tata Group.

Joined Tata Group this year

He joined Tata Industries in the year 1962. Despite being a member of the Tata family, he did all the work with his hard work. Gradually, he reached the highest position in the company. Ratan Tata started his journey with Tata Motors. After this, in 1963, he started working as a technical officer in Tata Steel. Till 1965, he served in the engineering department. After this, he made his important contribution while holding various positions.

became the chairman of Tata Group

In 1991, Ratan Tata took over as the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group. He led the group for 21 years and took it to new heights. Under his leadership, Tetley Tea, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus were acquired.