From presenting its customised steel solution through digital initiatives to organising activities for employees on digital platform, Tata Steel on Friday celebrated its founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata’s 178th birth anniversary by showcasing its tryst with ‘digital world’ . The theme of this year’s celebration was ‘Going Digital’.
Tata Son’s chairman emeritus Ratan N Tata and the new chairman N Chandrasekaran ( who assumed charge on February 21) were the centre for attraction at the 178th Founder’s Day celebration, which marks birth anniversary of JN Tata, the founder of the group.
In his address to the citizens of the city at a function organised at Postal Park in Bistupur, Chandrasekaran said: “Tata Steel and Jamshedpur city are two inseparable vibrant brand for Tata Group and the level of vibrancy cannot be seen anywhere in the world. I promise to maintain the legacy of the city and will live to the responsibility bestowed on him”.
In the function organised inside the Steel Works, around 12 tableaus on the theme ‘Going Digital’ by different department of Tata Steel and subsidiary units and sister concerns were taken out.
This year three lCD screens were installed at strategic location for better visibility those sitting on the galleries.
A team from School of Hope, a school for intellectually impaired and physically challenged also took part with their band and offered floral tributes to the Founder.
All the directors on board of Tata Steel including Koushik Chatterjee, Ishaat Hussain, OP Bhatt, Subodh Bhargava, DK Mehrotra, Andrew M Robb, Dr Peter Blauwhoff and Mallika Srinivasan were present to witness the function. Tata Steel MD TV Narendran accompanied Ratan Tata (clad in a blue shirt with white squares and black trousers) and N Chandrasekaran (clad in white shirt and black trouser with black coat) to the celebration at around 8.45 am.
The masses gave a standing ovation as the chairman emeritus Ratan Tata and new chairman N Chandrasekaran arrived at the venue along with Tata Steel MD TV Narendran and offered floral tributes to the Founder.
latter on at Postal Park the chairman emeritus garlanded the bust of JN Tata followed by the new chairman followed by welcome address by Jusco MD Ashish Mathur.
Ratan Tata said that the company will continue to reach out to people. He extended greetings to people briefly in Hindi and remembered the city from where he started his professional career and then giving his address in English.