Ohio University honour for Ratan Tata

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI, MARCH 17. Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons, India's largest industrial conglomerate, has been conferred an honorary doctorate by Ohio State University.

The citation presented to Mr. Tata on Friday said, ``As head of the century-old Tata conglomerate, he is responsible for restructuring the 80-company group into a more competitive and responsive 21st century global entity. His stewardship and foresight have provided opportunities for a new generation of foreign-trained Indian engineers and researchers to work for the benefit of their native country.''

It said, ``Tata's commitment to state-of-the-art technology, combined with a strong sense of business ethics and sensitivity to the environment, has helped shape the face of modern India.''

The University has also honoured Mr. Hiroyuki Yoshino, President of Honda Motor Company of Japan.

While Mr. Tata gets the honorary doctorate in business administration, Mr. Yoshino gets the doctorate in engineering.

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