Chairman and managing director
of Tata Iron and Steel Company,
Russi Mody was an extraordinary leader of men, with many strengths and some foibles
Donn Doongaji
On the occasion of Russi Mody’s birth centenary, in January 2018 Tata Central Archives published a tribute to the man written by Donn Doongaji who had been closely associated with him. Parsiana reproduces here, with permission, an abridged and adapted version of the article.
Travelling with Russi Mody was fun, but it could also be an adventure. I was flying with him from Bombay to Jamshedpur in the company’s King Air. I am not a particularly brave flyer and the small aircraft powered with propellers was not always steady, to put it mildly. It was the aroma of the Parsi pora......