Ratan Tata awarded ’Sewa Ratna’ by RSS-affiliate Sewa Bharti for philanthropy

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New Delhi, Oct 08, 2022: Former Chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Tata was awarded ’Sewa Ratna’ by the RSS-affiliated Sewa Bharti on Friday for his contribution to the field of philanthropy. However, he was not able to attend the function.

 

Ratan Tata was recently named as one of the new trustees of the Prime Ministers Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES)

Apart from Ratan Tata, Chalasani Babu Rajendra Prasad was also facilitated with the honour. The eminent and distinguished personalities were given the honour for their ’priceless contribution in social work or providing funds for social development’, Sewa Bharti said in a statement, news agency PTI reported.

Sewa Bharti in a statement said, "Twenty-four other dignitaries and institutions were also awarded for their selfless social service at a function attended by Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retired)."

The Uttarakhand Governor said that the meaning of service can be learned from Sewa Bharti and it is an organisation that resembles selflessness. Someone who has no one has Sewa Bharti, he added.

WHO IS RATAN TATA?

Ratan Tata was born in Mumbai in 1937.Ratan N Tata, an iconic corporate leader, was theChairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, from 1991 till his retirement on December 28, 2012. He is one of the most respected and successful business tycoons in India.

He is the recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Vibhushan (2008) and Padma Bhushan (2000).

Besides his indomitable career, Ratan Tata’s tremendous philanthropic work has won him praise on several instances from all quarters.

Courtesy: India Today