IN CONVERSATION - J. R. D. TATA

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (J. R. D. Tata) (29 July 1904 - 29 November 1993) was an Indian industrialist and a key figure in the Tata Group, one of India's largest and oldest conglomerates. Under his leadership, the Tata Group diversified and expanded into various industries, including steel, aviation, and hospitality. J. R. D. Tata was also the founder of Air India and played a pivotal role in the development of Indian aviation. He received several honors for his contributions, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1992.
Rajiv Mehrotra has been a pioneering Television anchor & reporter in India. Over several decades from the early1970s into the 2000’s, he was host to various programmes on India’s public service television channel - Doordarshan. This included a series of in-depth Conversations in many avatars that featured the best Indian minds and several global personalities. It was the most watched programme of its genre. Many of them are now available online.
His documentary films won more than three hundred global awards, including thirty-three since 1986 from five Indian Presidents. His books have been published globally in 50+ languages and editions. He was elected a Judge of the Templeton Prize for Scientific & Spiritual Curiosity and a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos. Rajiv was educated at the Universities of Delhi, Oxford & Columbia.
Today Rajiv serves as the Secretary & Trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama, established with the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been a student of His Holiness for more than forty years.

[@pav2007]

JRD is the absolute proof of Self Actualisation in Maslow's hierarchy of needs! I have met JRD twice both times very briefly when I worked for large electrical company in India and we helped in the lighting of JRD's office and in lighting of a fountain in Horniman Circle in Mumbai which the Tatas had adopted and transformed from an eye sore to a beautiful garden. In both instance he was gentle, very soft spoken and terribly interested in my career aspirations etc. and extremely complimentary to the "work" we were rendering for the Tata Group! An awesome personality!!

[@snowywinter9]

Why are interviews these days no longer this civil and with good content...?

[@mohamidashraf1]

JRD was so well ahead of his times! He had so many nice suggestions which government of the day did not implement. As a result of that we have not made much progress in area of human development!

[@janicedcunha9092]

An amazing human being, humble, unassuming and an icon who will never be forgotten.

[@RUBINAification]

This was the best thing google ever threw at me! Mr Mehrotra, THANK YOU! JRD & you together was, and is historical.

[@antoniapushparaj]

Volcano of wisdom!! Great leader and immensely humble! He is always my inspiration!

[@girishkuber1621]

Absolutely wonderful....having written a book TATAYAN and interviewed Ratan Tata for the same, this one makes all the more interesting and important.

[@randodiaries3775]

Such an accomplished visionary yet so humble . We need more people like him.

[@MsGodsun]

A n interview worth listening with A TRUE KARMA YOGI

[@julmijangyo]

Nice interview...the interviewer was very professional and gave chance to mr tata to speak...

[@ChannelAditi]

Thank you Mr. Mehrotra for uploading this video of my idol, Mr. JRD Tata. I was born 3 years after his death. So, I had never heard his voice. This is probably the only video of JRD Tata on KZbin where one can actually see him speak.

[@MithileshNakade]

Thanx a ton Rajiv sir! Hearing and watching a legend. What can be more pleasurable. What a man JRD

[@Mandeep_Singh_71]

Rajiv, thanks a ton for uploading this interview. It is always pleasure to listen to great visionaries and JRD was the most respected individual & industrialist of its time. Thanks again!! On the other hand, it saddened me more to listen to insanity of our Great(Not So Great!!), politicians. Disappointing to learn that views of visionary like JRD were ignored by Jawaharlal Nehru & Indira Gandhi. Shame on Indian polity, the kind of low life they have. Instead of working for development of the country they fight for their own personal agendas. People like JRD Tata & Rattan Tata could have & can do so much for the country, just our great politicians don't allow that to happen. Shame ... real Shame!!

[@icebear389]

I am Surprised to hear man like him can be fired. Well People take century to worth the right man. I am proud to be part of the Tata Group and learnt and entity has nourished me professionally and in a personal way. Group that made humanune rules of 8 hours working for labor and first understood their pain since inception. JRD start from almost NIL as mentioned his father dies in debt and building such a Empire is really requires a vision and hard work/passion and lot of sacrifice. I also smell that indian history is made around Gandhi's and real patriots were not given a fair chance of command. well, its a wonderful experience hearing and watching Mr. Tata. God Bless Tatas and India.

[@Atanu]

Shri Rajiv Mehrotra. Thanks for uploading that interview of Shri JRD Tata. It's a treasure.

[@shamin9591]

Thank you Mr. Rajiv. JRD was such a great accomplished leader yet so humble . I do wish India had a couple of leaders like him .

[@amoljoshi6546]

Very nice upload. Mr. Rajiv, thanks for posting. Today's journalists, specially Indian journalists from Aaj Tak, NDTV, etc must learn from this interviewer. How calmly he is giving a chance to Honorable Tata to speak instead of catching him in traps of words. Thanks again.

[@1505subbu]

27.50, awesome lines. Thank you Mr.Rajiv for this video, I was always a proud member of the Tata family and more than in awe of Mr. JRD and Mr.Ratan Tata, this video just renewed it multiple folds!!

[@adityahibare]

Thank you Sir for uploading this video. My 7 years search on you tube ended today.

[@gargiranade3987]

I wish if we had some more people with such a vision and integrity and sense of belongingness!!!salute to the great treasure of India!! I wish he would have been here in todays era of complete economic freedom!!!

[@sandeepsinghconnected]

Thanks Rajiv for letting my ears hear the voice of my idol . Perhaps the only video on youtube that has Mr JRD Tata voice .

[@MayurKulkarni]

Thank you so much for this interview. What a humble and wise man. I wish I were there when he was alive. There is so much to learn from him.

[@chokkn4785]

His insights show what it takes to be a great leader

[@shivaraml5692]

Watching this in 2016 gives a clear idea what a visionary he was!!

[@alfrednobel5700]

Great human, Great Indian,thank You sir for building the first cancer hospital of Asia in India.That is saving millions of peoples lives.Miss you sir

[@MithileshNakade]

Thanx a ton and thanx a dozen time Rajiv Sir. You can't imagine me seeing the legend JRD talking. Extremely inspiring

[@ankurtripathi383]

What a visionary man we had, a sense of pride kindled inside after going through this interview. Interviewer is so calm and quiet and so fluent with his speech and in his thoughts.

[@shivabr3112]

Wonderful interview ...... A must for politicians , heads of government and present Union leaders .......

[@soudeep]

Big thank you for bringing this gold from the archives.

[@shreepadbhat9739]

Thanks for uploading! What a Great Soul JRD T! Equally a Great Soul - the Anchor!

[@atulbhide8162]

A Big Thank You Rajiv ji!

[@ramakrishnanvijayan1488]

great conversation. Thanks to Mr Mehrotra. Brought finer aspects. Allowed Mr Tata to speak. Intellegent questions. nicely manuvored. Thanks a lot.

[@paragbhabal1]

Thank you sir for sharing this video. Its a pity there aren't many of the great man. for me , just as many other , Mr JRD Tata is , was and shall always remain a hero and an inspire generations of this land.His life is worth following and the book, beyond the last blue mountain is a must for anyone who has dreams and ambitions to achieve something in life. I could not see him personally as i was very small when he passed away, but had the chance to visit his grave in Le Pere Lachaise , where is is resting with the soldiers of the French army. I am bereft of words to thank you for this clip.This is a gem.

[@Ashishcsify]

what a great person who did a lot but don't want to deserve the regard bet believe me many people have great great immense regard for you MR Tata Thank's

[@imrank340]

The interviewee has very subtle and indeed relax approach which extracts more info from simple questions. I wonder in which a year this interview recorded? JRD Tata was THE one of KEY player of modern days India and shaping its profound future progress. Astonishing that Morarji Desai was responsible for his removal of Air India Chairman the man who lay the foundation. Desai himself had very repugnant and repulsive personality with very low human interaction within his own party which led many mishaps during his short premiership.

[@pattu131]

A beautiful interview of a great man

[@yashasbedarkar9496]

what a video Sir!! thank you very very much.

[@zuesbenz]

thanks for posting. what a gem in that time.

[@sangeethasundrareddy9748]

wonderful interview. thank you

[@Jagadishmalvi]

Very inspiring, one of the best interview I ever saw...

[@rajoshkumarpt4465]

Dear sir, thanks a lot

[@shoebcool786]

thanks a lot ..... enlightened and feeling very fortunate to listen the legend...

[@yuvaraj80]

Great interview. I just shared on the Facebook. Hope it helps reach many more. What a humble man, Mr Tata. Today's business is all about profits much unlike this great man. A charming interviewer u are, Mr Mehrotra. So patient and letting him speak his heart. Glad that I came across this video.

[@Dr.physioAli]

Thank you for uploading

[@abhishekkhandelwal3582]

Beautiful mind !!!!

[@pankajkumarsinha1649]

What an interview... Thanks for upload sir :)

[@sriramvswaminathan1410]

True inspiration.. the ability to see the future..

[@narendergarhwalnarender1857]

A big thanks Rajiv ji

[@sandeepanand8424]

Beautiful Minds...

[@prasadchemi1891]

Thank you for sharing.good 1

[@rishabhjasrasaria3576]

thank you

[@darshansancheti7974]

inspiration!

[@akshaybharadwaj2383]

after all these years the problems still remain same. jrd would have been livid with the state of our country right now

[@Healthbuddy]

Great contribution by legend

[@radhikaminhas5754]

Superb interview!!

[@RohitKapoorYouTube]

Interesting interview of a visionary industrialist 🙏

[@tapashchatterjee9561]

An INSPIRING MUST WATCH VIDEO........

[@Mohan-lj1zx]

Thank You for this video Sir... :) There is so much to learn...

[@keerthikumarable]

Beautiful

[@nawalkumarkewat5818]

Great JRD Tata,great man....!

[@anikyt7570]

Beautiful beautiful interview ... got to know many sides and views of J R D

[@shroffaviation5634]

great my mentor Idol

[@anilraiShwetarnav]

the great Indian legend

[@devjadhao2688]

15:50 best part..

[@SurinderSingh-SinghStyleStudio]

interesting -n- informative interaction ...

[@baqarrizvi853]

This is the most modest interview I have ever seen in Indian Television Industry as far as my awareness concerned. This is almost like listening to BBC Radio while in UK. But when did this interview actually happened??

[@giricyber-ps8420]

1K likes and just 8 Dislikes.... amazing vintage... what he was elobrating was correct now at 2017..