The admiration he evoked from achievers and strugglers, the encomiums earned, the state funeral accorded to Ratan Tata on October 10, 2024 were a reminder of his popularity, his persona and his values. The passing away of the iconic industrialist at Bombay’s Breach Candy Hospital the previous night and the subsequent shift of the body in a flower bedecked hearse, first to his residence at Colaba, thence to the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) complex and finally to the Worli crematorium saw thousands pay their last respects. This included those fortunate to have interacted with the chairperson of......