Among the plethora of books on the Tatas flooding the market is A Complete Biography of Ratan Tata by A. K. Gandhi (pictured on page 35) brought out by Prabhat Prakashan of New Delhi in 2021 and priced at Rs 250.
An inspiring quote attributed to Ratan Tata, "People still believe what they read is necessarily the truth,” rings a cautionary note in the case of this paperback. For factual inaccuracies abound, starting with the introductory section in which the author writes: "When J. R. D. Tata was given the responsibility of industrial heritage by Ratan Tata…” Really? Many well-known names......