PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, March 3: Rich floral tributes were paid to Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata on his 183rd birth anniversary, celebrated as Founder’s Day.
The main function was organised inside the Tata Steel works where senior officials and workers paid their tributes to the founder.
Among the dignitaries who paid tributes included Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekeran, managing director cum CEO of Tata Steel TV Narendran and former MD Dr. JJ Irani.
Socialite Daisy Irani and Ruchi Narendran also paid floral tributes to the founder at the Postal Park in Bistupur.
Tata Steel vice-president ( Corporate Services), Chanakya Chaudhury also paid his rich tributes.
Addressing a function at the postal park Chandrasekeran said the company is going to expand its production to 40 MT in the years to come.
He also hailed the doctors and medical staff for their yeoman service during the three waves of Covid- 19.
The Founder’s Day celebration was live-streamed. The annual celebration this year is themed around “Life@TataSteel – Build the tomorrow you deserve”.
Every year, Tata Steel along with other Tata group companies celebrates the birth anniversary of the founder and his vision of an industrial future with community welfare at its core.
Life@TataSteel reflects life where profession meets passion, ambition meets compassion and work meets leisure. It is aimed at showcasing how the company continues to build an organisation where people work harmoniously to build a better tomorrow for themselves and the world.
JN Tata had begun his entrepreneurial journey with a textile mill in central India in the 1870s. His vision inspired the steel and power industry in India, set the foundation for technical education, and helped the country leapfrog to join the ranks of industrialised nations.
One of the key features of this year’s celebration is the illumination of more than 30 landmark spots in Jamshedpur including heritage buildings, places of worship, dozens of roundabouts, etc.
The picturesque Jubilee Park was also illuminated in and around the JN Tata statue area. The illuminations will continue till March 6.
An exhibition was also inaugurated by the chairman at the Steelenium Hall inside Jamshedpur works.
The Founder’s Day Sports was organised at the Gopal Maidan. Visitors will not be allowed to go inside Jubilee Park from March 2- 6 due to Covid-19 restrictions.
