The company was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Tata, an Indian businessman. He created many businesses, including
the first hotel in India with electricity. These days he is called ‘The father of Indian industry’. The city of Jamshedpur,
where Tata’s first iron and steel factory was built in 1912, takes its name from Jamsetji Tata. Today Jamshedpur is still
an important centre for Tata’s companies, like Tata Steel and Tata Motors.