The patriarch of a powerful family, his Tata Group put an indelible stamp on Indian life while acquiring British brand names like Tetley Tea and Jaguar. Ratan Naval Tata [a] (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, visionary leader and ethical statesman. Ratan Tata has died at a Mumbai hospital at age 86. Tata is the former chairman of India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Sons. Summary Indian tycoon Ratan Tata has died aged 86, it has been announced by Tata Group, the conglomerate he led for more than two decades