Srinagar, Oct. 9 -- The story of modern Bharat is inseparable from the life and work of Ratan Naval Tata. He was no a towering figure representing the spirit of enterprise in which business, innovation, dignity and social responsibility could walk hand in hand. Born on Dec 28, 1937, he joined the Tata Group in 1962 after completing his studies in architecture and structural engineering at Cornell University. His initial years with the group were spent acquiring a thorough knowledge of the business, including training at the then burgeoning Tata Steel and Tata Motors. This grounded him in the practical and pragmatic approach which later distinguished his leadership. When Ratan Tata took charge of Tata Sons in 1991, India was entering a new...