New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- "Anybody who met Mr Tata came away with a story about his humanity, warmth, and dreams for India. There really was no one like him." - N Chandrasekaran.

The words from N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, were a tribute to Ratan Tata in a LinkedIn post, following the Indian industrialist's death on 9 October 2024 at the age of 86. Chandrasekaran, who took over as Chairman in 2017, spoke of a relationship that began strictly as business but later evolved into a personal bond.

Chandarasekaran here measures Tata not by his business ventures but by the impression he left on those around him. The line makes two claims at once: the first is that everyone felt Tata's greatness personally; everyone who ever met him car...