Indian Business Executive and philanthropist (1937–2024) Ratan Naval Tata was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He served as the chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1991 to 2012, and he held the position of the interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. In 2000, he received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour, in 2008. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 4,950,767 views in all, peaking at 2,934,970 on October 10, 2024. Wed, Oct 9: 1,257,512 views Thu, Oct 10: 2,934,970 views Fri, Oct 11: 758,285 views Wiki link