Ratan Tata rejected job offer at IBM to work at Tata Steel
Ratan Tata, who turns 80 today, rejected a job offer from IBM to work at Tata Steel, handling blast furnace in 1961. The former Tata Sons Chairman still heads two charitable Tata trusts, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust. He is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008.