Tata family | |
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Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Place of origin | Surat, Gujarat, India |
Members | Jamsetji Tata Dorabji Tata Ratanji Tata Naval Tata R. D Tata J. R. D. Tata Ratan Tata Simone Tata Noel Tata Maya Tata |
Connected families | Petit family Saklatwala family Bhabha family Mistry family |
Heirlooms | Tata Sons |
The Tata family is an Indian business family, based in Mumbai, India. The parent company is Tata Sons, which is the main holding company of the Tata Group. About 65% of the stock in these companies is owned by various Tata family charitable trusts, mainly the Ratan Tata Trust and the Dorab Tata Trust. Approximately 18% of the shares are held by the Pallonji Mistry family, and the rest by various Tata sons.
The Tatas are a Parsi family and originally came to Mumbai from Navsari in the state of Gujarat. The founder of the family's fortune was Jamshedji Tata.[1]