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When the dream of a new India was being woven, Ratan Tata was born. Ratan Tata, born in 1937, shared his memories related to British India. During an interview, he had said that he started getting worried after seeing India as a slave in his childhood. He wanted to see India win.
Tata family house near Azad Maidan
Ratan Tata's house at that time was around Azad Maidan in Bombay. Ratan Tata said, he often watched the activities of Azad Maidan from the balcony of his house. Where there was often a gathering of freedom fighters, leaders used to come, give speeches and at the same time they also had clashes with the British soldiers. According to Ratan Tata, he often used to see pictures of lathi charge, riots and violence in Azad Maidan from his home.
Azad Maidan and the balcony of Ratan Tata's house
Ratan Tata said that he along with his colleagues used to put sugar in the fuel tanks of British vehicles. This was a childish resistance against the British.
Referring to the incident, Ratan Tata said, 'I do not remember much about the freedom movement, but I remember the riots, my family's house is in a street near Azad Maidan, many meetings were held in this Azad Maidan. There was lathicharge, I remember watching all this from my balcony.”
The British used to put sugar in the car tank
According to Ratan Tata, this was his childhood passion and he wanted the British to flee India. For this he used to do something or the other with his friends also. Ratan Tata said, “I remember, we boys used to put sugar in the petrol tanks of the cars and motorcycles of British MPs, whenever we got a chance we used to do this.” Ratan Tata said, he did this in many British cars.
What can happen if sugar is added to the petrol and diesel tanks of cars?
Sugar spilled in the fuel tank of any machine is enough to ruin the machine. Sugar can clog the fuel filter, cutting off the fuel supply and causing the engine to stall. Sugar crystals can clog the air filter, reducing air flow and damaging the engine. Overall, once sugar is mixed, engine damage is certain.
This family had close relations with the British
However, Ratan Tata's family was not untouched by the influence of the British royal family. Ratan Tata was brought up by his grandmother. Coming from an aristocratic and noble Parsi family, her grandmother was destined to sit with the British royal family. Ratan Tata himself says, “Yes, my grandmother had close relations with the British royal family. My grandmother and Sir Ratan Tata were very close to Queen Mary and King George V.” Although Ratan Tata also said, this is a part of his life, this is not the story of my life.
Ratan Tat's father wanted him to study as a chartered accountant.
According to Ratan Tata, his father wanted him to go to England and study as a chartered accountant. But according to Ratan Tata, 'He was a rebel who wanted to go to America to study architecture and engineering. But his father did not like this. Yet somehow he fulfilled his dream and studied architecture and engineering in America.
Received Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell University
He entered Cornell University's College of Architecture in 1959 and received a BRA (Bachelor of Architecture) degree in 1962. Life at Cornell University has brought many changes in Ratan Tata's life. Ratan said that Tata brand name has no meaning here. He was one of the 20 thousand students here.