04/09/2026
What holds an institution together across generations?
At the House of Tata, ownership carries an unusual responsibility. Tata Trusts’ controlling interest in Tata Sons connects the group’s commercial success with a larger philanthropic and national purpose.
As chair of Tata Trusts, Noel Tata’s role is not to manage the group’s businesses. It is to help preserve the alignment between ownership, professional management and the values that give the institution its distinctive identity.
In 'The Institutional Custodian', BW Businessworld Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Dr Annurag Batra (Annurag Batra)examines why this stewardship will be critical to the strategic restoration of the House of Tata.
The question is not only who leads Tata next. It is what will hold the institution together as it changes.
Read the full column:
https://www.businessworld.in/article/noel-tata-and-the-strategic-restoration-of-the-house-of-tata-620965
Read the 5 September 2026 e-magazine:
https://bit.ly/BWEmag05Sept2026
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