“Indian Magnate…”: How US Media Cover Ratan Tata’s Death

The Tata products have been part of an average Indian’s everyday life for a long time. From sipping a morning tea to driving, Tata made an impression. Therefore the demise of Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Group, hit Indians hard.

As someone who drove India’s name to global level of development and prosperity, Tata’s death was mourned outside India too. Here is how US media covered his death.

The New York Times’ headline read “Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86”. It described Tata as “one of India’s most powerful and admired magnates, who transformed his family’s business conglomerate, the Tata Group, into a multinational corporation with globally recognizable brands”.

CNN said, “Ratan Tata, Indian tycoon who took his empire global, dead at 86”. The media house also mentioned how Tata rose to global prominence with various “high-profile international deals,” and mentioned how he “oversaw Tata Motors’ purchase of British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford (F).” CNN touched on Tata’s effort to improve “the lot of India’s many stray animals”.

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CNBC’s headline read, “Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, dies at age 86”. The outlet detailed Tata’s achievements, including the fact that he “pioneered commercial aviation in India when it launched an airline in 1932 that later became Air India” and that he “ received the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s most distinguished civilian awards, in 2000 and “Padma Vibhushan” in 2008”.

CBS News headlined its story as, “Ratan Tata, Indian magnate who built global conglomerate Tata Group, is dead at 86’. LIke the other outlets, CBS News also wrote regarding Tata’s achievements.

Fox 2 headlined its article as “Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, dies at 86”. It also focused on Tata’s achievements and tributes that are pouring in for him.

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Ratan Tata was India’s iconic industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons. He died on Wednesday in Mumbai at the age of 86. The news of his death was confirmed late Wednesday evening after reports surfaced earlier in the day that he was critically ill and receiving treatment at a Mumbai hospital. Tata Sons, the company he led to global prominence, issued a heartfelt statement mourning the loss of a man who shaped one of the world’s largest and most respected conglomerates.