Friends , I am back after a long time . I have undergone a difficult surgery and as I am sitting at home, recuperating, I saw on TV  Mr. Ratan Tata presenting his 'Nana'.
My mind took me back immediately till about a couple of years ago when I used to frequent the United Services Club at Colaba , Mumbai- of which I am still a member - where Mr. Tata would come regularly when ever he was in Mumbai.
We were all regualr walkers at the club and Mr. Tata is also very fond of walking. Our club nestles close to the sea. There is a huge golf course and edging the course running parallel to the sea is the joggers track.
The view is awsome. You can see the vast expanse of the open sea, dotted with ships and the old lighthouse standing majestically. Amongst all this majesty Mr. Tata arrives in his car, with his dog Tango and dog trainer and simply glide out of his car into the flying breeze. His hair flies free in the wind - free of the corporate boardroom- and his steps jauntily spring on the grass as he heads towards the joggers track. There we are all walking and he joins us , yet maintains a shy distance, till someone goes up and says 'Hello'. He replies very humbly and walks along without any airs or graces, acknowledges all the smiles and greetings and even indulges in some samll talk with aquaintances without a hint or trace of arrogance. He has so much in him yet makes us all feel as if he is one of us.
He loves animals. He talks to all the dogs at the club. He loves even the stray ones. A little stray pup called Julie was injured and his driver told us that he made sure Julie received treatment and he and he had paid for it. It was another matter that Julie did not survive!!

Thus it was not surprising when he said in a recent interview that the sight of an Indian family on a scooter on a wet Mumbai road set him thinking. He saw an Indian family in potentila danger and he conceptualized the Nano, an affordable car for those who can afford only two-wheelers.

He is truly a businessman who can be ruthless- see how he dealt with Corus!! - but a humanitarian, a lover of nature and animals. a visionary, a patriot ; in short as Raymonds will say 'A Complete Man'!!