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Remembering JRD Tata: The Skybound Pioneer- How a Boy's Chance Encounter Ignited India's Aviation Dream

JRD Tata fused innovation with humanity, leaving an indelible mark on Indian industry and the idea of progress itself. Picture a young Jeh, half-French, half-Parsi, footloose in the sands of Hardelot (France, circa 1919). It's summer - salt air, wild huddles around an improbable flying machine. The pilot is none other than Louis Blériot - the same daredevil who’d crossed the English Channel a decade earlier - a legend for boys who dream big. The airplane lands, rumors thrum, and JRD Tata, a gawky kid in the crowd, gets whisked up for a joyride - fifteen years old, probably grinning ear to ear. JRD Tata’s love for aviation knew no bounds. (credit:Firstpost) It hit him then. Not just fascination, but a kindling spark. Later, he'd recall, “From that moment, I was hopelessly hooked on aeroplanes and resolved that come what may, I would become a pilot one day”. Piloting the ...

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