JRD Tata was a philanthropist who wanted India to be a happy country and did all he could to make it so. He was also a man of great sensitivity and was pained by the poverty he saw around him and wanted strongly to alleviate it. He was a patron of the sciences and the arts. As a patron of the arts, JRD was revered by India’s artists, sculptors and performing artist. Under JRD’s tutelage, the Tatas became the biggest buyers, promoters and supporters of the art world in India. As a philanthropist, JRD Tata built up the tremendously active Tata Charitable Trust and kept it alive. Entrepreneurs like Sir Homi Mody, Sir Ardeshir Dalal, Sir Jehangir Ghandy, Russi Mody, Sumant Moolgaokar and Darbari Seth, etc. were developed under JRD Tata’s supportive climate. Scientists of international repute such as Homi Bhabha, leading lawyers such as J. D. Choksi and Nani Palkhivala and economists such as John Matthai, A. D. Shroff, D. R. Pendse and Freddie Mehta could flourish under JRD Tata’s guidance.