Harsh Goenka shared that Ratan Tata’s 81-year-old brother, Jimmy Tata, lives a “quiet reticent life in a humble 2 bhk flat” in Mumbai’s Colaba, and was “never interested in business.”
Harsh Goenka, Chairman of the RPG Group, on Wednesday introduced Twitter to industrialist Ratan Tata’s younger brother Jimmy Tata.
Goenka shared that the 81-year-old brother lives a “quiet reticent life in a humble 2 bhk flat” in Mumbai’s Colaba, and was “never interested in business.”He also added that Jimmy Tata was a very good squash player and would beat Goenka every time.
Twitter reacted with surprise and delight at the introduction.
What a nugget…thanks for sharing this! Am sure he is well cared for…and what an awesome man…for the life choices…he has made!
Different strokes…makes the world!— Arbinder Dua 아르빈드르
For all his 81 years, Jimmy Tata has maintained a distance from the limelight. A shareholder in Tata Sons and several other Tata companies, he is a trustee of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, a position he inherited after his father Naval died, in accordance with his will, The Times of India had reported in 2016.According to the report, Jimmy Tata does not own a phone and newspapers seem to be a window to the outside world.
