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INDUSTRIALIST |  | | | | | |  | Because he has taken India's largest software company TCS public. Because he launched the first Tata truck made in Korea at the Daewoo plant he had bought out in 2003. Because he acquired a steel plant in Singapore and a telecom giant in the US last year. Because he has dared the world and promised to produce a car costing Rs 1 lakh. Because the Rs 65,000 crore Tata empire now straddles 40 countries. Because he is the face the Government has chosen to represent India as the chairman of the Investment Commission. Because he has proved that business cycles are temporary and class is forever. | | | | | | | | | Power moment: Listing of Tata Motors on NYSE. | | Favourite line: "Question the unquestionable." | | Is embarrassed by: Media attention. | | Preferred transport: Mercedes, in the front passenger seat. | | Is also seen driving: Tata Indica and Tata Indigo. | | Is licenced to fly: Jet aircraft and McDonnell Douglas helicopters. | | Has flown: Over 100 hours on his Falcon jet this year. | | | | | | | | | Index | | Untitled Document  | CURRENT ISSUE
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