The Tata Group

….Milestones
 1868

Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata starts a private

trading firm, laying the foundation for the Tata
group.
 1874

The central India spinning, weaving and manufacturing

company is setup, marking the group’s entry into
textiles and its first large-scale industrial venture.
 1902

The Indian Hotels Company is incorporated to

setup the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in 1903.
 1904

Jamshetji’s eldest son Sir Dorab Tata takes over.

 1907

The Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel) is

established to setup India’s first iron and steel
plant in Jamshedpur.
 1910

The first of the three Tata Electric Companies, The

Tata hydro-Electric Power Supply Company is
setup.
 1934

Nowroji Saklatwala holds temporary reins.

 1938

JRD Tata brings control back to the family.

 1939

Tata Airlines is established, opening up the aviation sector

in India. Tata Chemicals now the largest producer of
soda ash in the country, is established.
 1945

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (renamed

Tata Motors in 2003) is established to manufacture
locomotive and engineering products.
 1952

Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister,

requests the Group to manufacture cosmetics in
India, leading to the setting up of Lakme.
 1954

India’s major marketing, engineering and

manufacturing organization, Voltas, is
established.
 1962

Tata Finlay (now Tata Tea), one of the largest tea

producers, is established.
 1968

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s first

software services company, is established.
1991

Ratan Tata brings in the new guard.

 1996

Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is established to lead the

group’s foray into the telecom sector.
 1998

Tata Indica – India’s first indigenously designed and

manufactured car – is launched by Tata Motors.
 2000

Tata Tea acquires the Tetley Group, UK. This is the

first major acquisition of an international brand
by an Indian business group.
 2001

Tata AIG – a joint venture with the American

International Group Inc (AIG) – marks the Tata re-
entry into Insurance.
 2002

Tata Sons acquires a controlling stake in VSNL,

renaming it Tata Communication in 2008.
 2006

Tata Sky satellite television service launched

across the country.
 2007

Tata Steel acquires the Ango-Dutch Steel maker

Corus, and emerges as the world’s fifth-largest
steel producer.
 2008

Tata Motors unveils Tata Nano, the People’s Car, and

acquires the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from
the Ford Motor Company.
Thanking You.