How did a 30-year-old get close to an 80-year-old Tata..!?
Ratan Tata's close relationship with his assistant Shantanu Naidu was surprising. Let's find out how a 30-year-old gets close to an 80-year-old Tata. ratan tata is known not only for his astute business acumen and leadership but also for his remarkable social contributions. His close relationship with Shantanu Naidu, who was his assistant in his old age, was surprising. ratan tata, chairman of Tata and Sons and one of India's most prominent business leaders, passed away in mumbai on wednesday night. Reports surdata-faced that the 86-year-old had been unwell for the past few days. After hearing the news of Ratan Tata's death, his assistant Shantanu Naidu's condolence message posted on social media has gone viral. “I will try to fill the void left in me by the separation of his friendship, for the rest of my life. The price of love is sorrow. Goodbye, my dear lighthouse.” He mentioned that. He also shared a throwback photo of the two together.
Naidu, 30, first came to the world's attention after a video of him celebrating Ratan Tata's birthday went viral. Although Shantanu was not Tata's son, Tata treated him as a confidant and embraced him. Naidu started working with ratan tata from May 2022 onwards. He soon became a highly regarded figure in Tata's inner circle. Born and raised in Pune, Naidu holds an engineering degree from savitribai phule Pune university and an MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate school of Management. Shantanu Naidu is also a writer. His book I Came Upon a Lighthouse received much attention.He started his career as an automobile design engineer at Tata Elxe. There he started an innovative project to protect stray dogs from road accidents. He designed reflective collars so that drivers would be clearly visible if dogs came across them at night. Shantanu Naidu's initiative caught the attention of Tata, a dog lover. Shantanu Naidu wrote a letter to Tata explaining his plan. Only after that, ratan tata and Shantanu Naidu met in a meeting. Since then, the friendship between the two has continued over the years.
Beyond his friendship with Tata, Naidu has also risen as a businessman. He has founded a start-up called Goodfellows. The company, which provides services to senior citizens, is valued at around Rs. 5 crores. Tata always supported the initiatives of his young friend Shantanu Naidu. As a sign of this, Naidu's start-up company Tata also invested. The demise of ratan tata, a paragon of industrial development and social service in India, also marks the end of a wonderful friendship.