Jamsetji Tata stamp – India, 1965 was launched to honor the contributions of the founder of India’s most respected conglomerates – the Tata group.
About the Tata group:
The Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India’s largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continents. Acknowledged as the founder of the Tata Group, Jamsetji Tata is sometimes referred to as the “father of Indian industry”.
There are 29 publicly-listed Tata Group companies with a combined market capitalization of $311 billion as of March 2022. Significant affiliates include Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Voltas, Titan Company, Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications, Trent, Indian Hotels Company, Air India, TajAir, Tata Advanced Systems, Tata Capital, Cromā, BigBasket and Tata Starbucks.
About Jamsetji Tata
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904) was an Indian pioneer industrialist who founded the Tata Group, India’s biggest conglomerate company. Named the greatest philanthropist of the last century by several polls and ranking lists, he also established the city of Jamshedpur.
Jamshedji Tata is regarded as the legendary “Father of Indian Industry”. He was so influential in the world of industry that Jawaharlal Nehru referred to Tata as a One-Man Planning Commission.
“When you have to give the lead in action, in ideas – a lead which does not fit in with the very climate of opinion – that is true courage, physical or mental or spiritual, call it what you like, and it is this type of courage and vision that Jamshedji Tata showed. It is right that we should honor his memory and remember him as one of the big founders of modern India.” —Jawaharlal Nehru
Tata, who in his early life was a merchant, went on to change the business world of India through his many ventures within the cotton and pig iron industry, and is known as one of the most important builders of the modern Indian economy. Out of his many achievements, Tata is particularly notable for the Tata Iron and Steel Works company in Jamshedpur.
Tata was ranked first in the “Hurun Philanthropists of the Century” (2021) by total donations of nearly $102.4 billion with the start of his key endowments way back in 1892.
About Jamsetji Tata stamp
With the company being a front runner in almost all major industries in India from IT to steel; the strong foundation indeed has led to extraordinary results. He was also named the philanthropist of the century ahead of many of the modern day philanthropists. The Tata group have had a strong influence in the life of almost every Indian.
This stamp is one of my treasured stamps as it managed to survive severe calamities as can be seen from the envelope.