One of India’s richest industrialists, Ratan Tata has rarely talked about his personal life. The most admired public figure, in an interview to a US-based TV channel, revealed that he was “seriously” in love four times and came close to getting married each of those times.
The most serious of these relationships, Tata says was one when he was working in the US in the 1960s. He recounts, “…the only reason we didn’t get married was that I came back to India and she didn’t come and finally got married in the US thereafter.”
But never-been-married Tata has no regrets. He says in the interview that each of the four times that he came close to getting married, he “backed off in fear or for one reason or another.” Each occasion was different, he says, but adds, “in hindsight when I look at the people involved; it wasn’t a bad thing what I did. I think it may have been more complex had the marriage taken place.”
And for those that like a twist in the tale, Ratan Tata says yes when asked if any of the people he was in love with is still in the city, but refuses to elaborate.
