Ratan Tata - Ek Prakash Stambh (Hindi)
When Shantanu Naidu told Ratan Tata he wanted to write a book, he was upfront about his intentions. It wouldn't be a catalogue of business milestones or a formal account of corporate history. He wanted to capture something more personal, the private colours of a life that the wider world had never quite seen. Tata's response was characteristically measured: no single book could contain everything, so Shantanu should simply offer his own perspective. And so he did. What began as a shared concern for stray dogs on Pune's streets, animals regularly struck and killed by passing vehicles, became the unlikely seed of a remarkable friendship. In 2014, Naidu, then just past his early twenties and working as an automobile design engineer, devised a practical scheme to protect these vulnerable animals. Tata, long known for his quiet compassion towards strays, was struck by the young man's initiative. He backed the project financially, took on a guiding role within it, and somewhere along the way became something far more unexpected: a genuine friend. This book is the honest, unhurried account of that bond, one between a man in his eighties and a young professional barely started in life. It's a portrait of a revered figure seen close up, without the usual filters of biography or corporate mythology. Warm, candid, and quietly surprising, it offers a glimpse of the person behind the public icon.
- Author: Shantanu Naidu
- Publisher: Manjul Publishing House
- Genre: Pet Care & Training
- ISBN: 978-9355430540
- Pages: 232 pages