'Ratan Tata Sat Among People In Back Rows At Local Football Match': Internet Remembers The Humble Industrialist

One of India’s most loved business tycoons, Ratan Tata, died late on Wednesday, aged 86. Tata is among the few names in the business world, known to be down to earth. As news of his passing away came, many on the social media remembered Tata as the man who was modest and down to earth.

“My most vivid memory of Mr Ratan Tata is seeing him sitting among people in the back rows, on the stands of the Cooperage football ground in Mumbai and watching local football games. Such was his simplicity and greatness,” wrote a user on X.

“India has lost his Kohinoor today. He was an extremely down to earth person. He was an honest man who loved India. I pay my tributes to him,” Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said.

Another X user remembered Ratan Tata as a “very down to earth” person who would stop to chat with neighbourhood kids. “I have some nice memories of Sir Ratan Tata when I used to live in Colaba some decades ago, he used to live next door in Bakhtawar nd would religiously walk his two Doberman dogs every evening in his shorts nd Tshirt, would spot him sometimes at the US club playing tennis nd having chai, was a simple nd friendly guy, in spite of achieving so much he was very down to earth nd humble, would always say hello nd chat with the young kids in the compound. A gracious nd chivalrous gentleman, that’s the memory I have of this legend. What can one say about his philanthropic nature which was not just confined to humans but even to animals particularly the four legged ones. The doormen at the Taj Hotel were instructed not to shoo away stray dogs,” the user wrote.

“He recently built a multi specialty hospital just for animals in Mumbai nd also started a wonderful service for the old nd aged who were alone nd needed someone to take them to doctors ,buy their grocery etc. Ratan Tata was truly a noble man,” she added.

Another X user remembered how Ratan Tata stopped to chat with him while on a walk. “It reminds me of the 1st time I met Ratan Tata when growing up in Mumbai. He was on his regular evening walk with his dogs in the United Services Club in Colaba. How down to earth can one be, when he saw I wanted to shake hands with him, he stopped, talked to me about my school,” he wrote.