Veteran industrialist Ratan Naval Tata passed away on Wednesday, October 9, in Mumbai. Known for his business acumen, love for aviation and canines, the legendary businessman was a connoisseur of music, said Khushroo N Suntook, the chairman of National Centre for Performing Ats (NCPA) at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. 

Suntook, in the statement expressing grief at the passing of Tata, reminices, "The passing of Ratan Tata is a serious loss to the Tata Group which he guided to exceptional heights after he took over from JRD Tata. He achieved this while honouring the Tata values and was a unique ambassador of ethical growth. He was a fine human being with great compassion for the underprivileged for whom he created great institutions. He cared for animals with unparalleled devotion. He had a wide range of interests and tastes from aviation to modern management systems and from classical music to jazz."