industrialist and philanthropist ratan tatas authorized biography titled ratan n tata the authorized biography is all set to hit the stands globally in november 2022 the development comes after harpercollins acquired the rights to publish the authorized biography of tata sons emeritus chairman on january 7 the biography will be penned by former senior bureaucrat and retired ias officer dr thomas matthewharpercollins announced that it has acquired rights to publish the authorized biography of legendary business figure ratan n tata who is counted among the most influential and inspirational leaders in the world ratan n tata the authorized biography by dr thomas mathew will be published globally by harpercollins in all formats in november 2022 a statement issued by the publisher readudayan mitra at harpercollins india acquired world rights in all languages from anish chandy at labyrinth literary agency the book will be published by harpercollins india in english and the principal indian languages by harpercollins leadership in the us and by william collins in the uk it addedthe biography chronicles the 84yearold ratan tatas childhood college years and early influences it also entails formerly unreported details about events such as tatas nano project the ouster of former tata sons chairman cyrus mistry and tata steel ltds acquisition of corusover the last four decades i have had the opportunity to closely observe and interact with the indian corporate ecosystem and in the later years with mr ratan tata and the tata group in particular so when i got the opportunity to write the story of the man whose name instantly evokes intense admiration bordering on adulation among people across the world i had no doubt that it would be far and away an exciting yet daunting task said dr matthew as part of the research i benefitted from unprecedented access to the records of the conglomerate the trusts that control it as well as mr tatas personal documents letters and journals i also enjoyed virtually unfettered access to mr tata himself who narrated his life story in a tellall fashion the research also took me across continents following ratan tatas journey interviewing those who were involved in it those who influenced him and those whose lives he had touched he further addedfurthermore the book includes inputs from a variety of interviewees from the likes of former us secretary of state henry kissinger to karuna the janitor at gt hospital mumbai what emerges is the story of a private individual a great industrialist and a remarkable leader who steadfastly believes above all in the values that he inherited and who spent his life in the service of his fellow humans and a fledgling nation mentioned the statementpic credit harpercollins