Ratan Tata, Indian Business Icon, Dies at 86
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The Facts
Ratan Tata, the former head of Tata Sons — one of India's largest firms — and among the most globally recognized business leaders of the country, died Wednesday. He was 86.Ratan Tata, the former head of Tata Sons — one of India's largest firms — and among the country's most globally recognized business faces, died Wednesday. He was 86.
The Mumbai-born industrialist, who set out working on the shop floor of his family business and never married, headed Tata Sons between 1991 and 2012.
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