The Tata Group is one of India's largest and most respected business conglomerates, with revenues in 2007-08 of $62.5 billion, the equivalent of about 3.2 per cent of the country's GDP. Tata companies together employ some 289,500 people. The Tata Group has businesses in seven diverse sectors: Information systems and communications, engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals.

Founded by Jamsetji Tata in the 1860s, the Tata Group's early years were inspired by the spirit of nationalism. The Tata Group pioneered several firsts in Indian industry including India's first private sector steel mill, first private sector power utility, first luxury hotel chain and first international airline.

In more recent times, the Tata Group's pioneering spirit continues to be showcased by companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Asia's largest software and services company, and Tata Motors, the first car maker in a developing country to design and produce a car from the ground up.

The scale of the Tata Group's operations is increasingly turning global. Tata Tea was the first Indian MNC in the global tea industry; Tata Steel is one of the world's lowest cost producer of steel; Tata Chemicals is one of Asia's largest manufacturers of soda ash; Titan is one of the world's top six manufacturer-brands in the watch segment and Tata Motors is amongst the top six commercial vehicle manufacturers in the world.

The Tata Group is increasingly focusing on new technology areas, and has the largest footprint in the information technology and communication sector in India. Besides being the largest software services provider in the country, it is also one of the leading private sector telecom service providers and is also India's largest international long distance and internet services provider.

The Tata brand is recognised in India as the largest homegrown and the most respected brand. The Tata Group's stable of brands also includes many national and some internationally renowned product and service brands, including Tata Indica, Tata Indigo, Indigo Marina, Tata Safari, Tata Indicom, Taj Group of Hotels (luxury, business and leisure), Tata Tea, Tetley, Tata Salt, Tata Steelium, Tata Shaktee, Tata Tiscon, Tata Bearings, Titan, Tanishq, Voltas and Westside.

The Tata Group has always believed in returning wealth to the society in which it operates. Thus, nearly two-thirds of the equity of Tata Sons, the Tata Group promoter company, is held by philanthropic trusts, which have created a host of national institutions in science and technology, medical research, social studies and the performing arts. The Trusts also provide endowments, grants and programme aid to NGOs in the areas of education, healthcare and social uplift, and financial assistance to deserving individuals.

By combining ethical values with business acumen, globalisation with national interests and core businesses with emerging ones, the Tata Group aims to be the largest and most respected global brand from India whilst fulfilling its long standing commitment to improving the quality of life of its stakeholders.