Jamsetji Tata’s largesse, continued by succeeding generations, earns the industrialist the epithet of the most generous individual of the last century
Farrokh Jijina and Parinaz M. Gandhi
Editors’ note: Since the naming of Jamsetji Tata as the highest ranking Philanthropist of the Century coincided with the 90th death anniversary of his daughter-in-law Lady Meherbai Tata in June 2021, both are featured in this write-up.
Whilst American and European philanthropists may have dominated the thinking of philanthropy over the last century, Jamsetji Tata, founder of India’s Tata group, is the world’s biggest philanthropist.” With Tata’s largesse value estimated at USD 102.4 bn (Rs 7,60,778 crore), he was at the top of the Philanthropists of the Century ranking by EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Research released on June 23, 2021. ......