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A few weeks back, I got the below email. I was very much moved after reading it and forwarded it to all my colleagues & my ex-Manager. After sometime, the ex-Manager replied, praising Ratan Tata's noble gestures and asked whether it was a chain mail or was it from any authentic source.
Immediately, I googled for What TATA did to 26/11 Mumbai victims. But, didn't get any information regarding the source. Then, I happened to visit the Welfare trust site and got the email ID of Mr. Deepak S. Bhatia, the Welfare Trust Manager. I forwarded him the above email and asked for its authenticity. The next day, he replied, confirming its genuineness and asked me to read the October 3rd issue of "The Week", which had covered the trust activities.
As I couldn't get the back issue from the News stands and from my neighbours too, I emailed the magazine's Customer Care team and they haven't responded so far. I emailed Deepak explaining my situation and he was willing to courier me a photocopy of the article. Even this gesture shows the Tata's culture of helping people.
Yesterday, I got the courier and was very much delighted to see the cover story titled Wah Taj! (No other title would have been suitable for this article). Soon after reading a few pages, my eyes were filled with tears. I understood the true essence of Corporate Social Responsibility from Ratan Tata and the Taj group. I also found another article giving more information on the Tata's Philanthropy. This reminds me of JRD Tata's saying: When you are successful, you must give back to society. Society gives us so much; we must reciprocate. The article was very much thought provoking and I have also decided to make small contributions.
Edited on 5-Dec-17
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