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1868

Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata starts a private

trading firm, laying the foundation for the Tata

group.

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1874

The central India spinning, weaving and manufacturingcompany is setup, marking the groups entry intotextiles and its first large-scale industrial venture.

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1902

The Indian Hotels Company is incorporated to

setup the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in 1903.

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1904

Jamshetjis eldest son Sir Dorab Tata takes over.

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1907

The Tata Iron and Steel Company (now Tata Steel) isestablished to setup Indias first iron and steel

plant in Jamshedpur.

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1910

The first of the three Tata Electric Companies, TheTata hydro-Electric Power Supply Company is

setup.

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1934

Nowroji Saklatwala holds temporary reins.

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1938

JRD Tata brings control back to the family.

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1939

Tata Airlines is established, opening up the aviation sectorin India. Tata Chemicals now the largest producer of

soda ash in the country, is established.

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1945

Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (renamedTata Motors in 2003) is established to manufacture

locomotive and engineering products.

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1952

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first Prime Minister,requests the Group to manufacture cosmetics in

India, leading to the setting up of Lakme.

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1954

Indias major marketing, engineering andmanufacturing organization, Voltas, is

established.

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1962

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

producers, is established.

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1968

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Indias first

software services company, is established.

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1991

Ratan Tata brings in the new guard.

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1996

Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is established to lead the

groups foray into the telecom sector.

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1998

Tata Indica Indias first indigenously designed and

manufactured car is launched by Tata Motors.

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2000

Tata Tea acquires the Tetley Group, UK. This is thefirst major acquisition of an international brand

by an Indian business group.

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2001

Tata AIG a joint venture with the AmericanInternational Group Inc (AIG) marks the Tata re-

entry into Insurance.

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2002

Tata Sons acquires a controlling stake in VSNL,

renaming it Tata Communication in 2008.

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2006

Tata Sky satellite television service launched

across the country.

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2007

Tata Steel acquires the Ango-Dutch Steel makerCorus, and emerges as the worlds fifth-largest

steel producer.

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2008

Tata Motors unveils Tata Nano, the Peoples Car, andacquires the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from

the Ford Motor Company.

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