What sets the Tatas apart When Jamsetji Tata started a trading firm in 1868 few could have guessed that he was also pening an important chapter in the making of mdoern India. Jamsetji asw that the three keys to India sindividuasl developemnt were steel, hydroelectric power, and technical education and research. A century and a half later. Tata Iron and Stell Corporation (TISCO), Tata Hyddero Electric Power Supply Co. Ltd. and the Indian Institute of Science stand as enduring testaments to the perseverance and determination of the Tatas. The Tata trusts have given Idnia its first isntitute of social sciences, its first institute of fundamental research in physics and mathematics. It comes as little surprise then that the Tatas also pioneered aviation and atomic energy research in India. About Author : Russi M Lala started his career in journalism in 1948 at the age fo nineteen. In 1959 he became the manager of the first Indian book publishing house in London and in 1964 he founded which he edited for a decade. His first book, Teh creation of Wealth, was publsiehd to critical and commiercial acclaim in 1981.Mario Miranda, whose illsutrations appear in the boo, is one of India's most famous cartoonists and illustrators. His works have been widely exhibitied and published. Contents : AcknowledgementsIntroductionSection A 1874 TO 1991The Spirit of AdventureRipple EffectThe FactsSection B 1992-2003EpilogueAppendixIndex