The 'people's car was not built in a day.It took 4 years of research & 1500 Crores in research to realise a dream Ratan Tata sincerely felt could be possible,when others scoffed at the idea of a 1 lakh car.Why, even the veteran Suzuki,Chairman of Suzuki Motors pooh-phooed the idea,but on Thursday the 10th of January,when Ratan Tata unveiled the much awaited mystery car for the 'common man',at the Delhi Auto Expo,& drove it stylishly ,& came out of the driver's seat comfortably ,proving it is not a mini car( as many had thought ),it simply shut the mouth of all critics !On road it will be a lakh cheaper than M-800!.What more do you ask,my dear? ( Satisfying Bharat-3,& Euro -4 emission standards,what do these self styled environ experts -Pachauri & Sunita Narain want?They talk of cars being flooded on roads,more pollution,jamming already crammed cities,car parking problems et al!My dear friends,when there is a technological revolution-it has many spin offs- Two wheelers might gradually vanish,so too Auto rickshaws.Now you better go to the City Mayors & Municipal Commissioners & ask them to do their home work properly.Simply making a flyover here & another one there,is not the be all & the end all of city planning!There is much more to it than that.They better hand it over to real Architects & Town planners ,who can think of not just today,but tomorrow as well!! Once again, kudos to Ratan Tata,a business leader,par excellence. There is no doubt,one day India will lead the w
RE:Ratan Tata ,a ratan among business leaders.
by santosh satpathy on Jan 11, 2008 05:13 PM Permalink
Why so much celebration? And wats the demand of Bharat ratna all about??
Did Mr Tata find any cure for cancer or what??
He just launched a car whose USP is its cheapness.U think thats why we gonna give him Bharat Ratna.Wats new about it,we indians copy & make cheaper version of everything ,be it medicine,movies,software or car.
RE:Ratan Tata ,a ratan among business leaders.
by M a n i s h on Jan 11, 2008 05:23 PM Permalink
its not his job to find the cure for cancer, there are so many other peoples also.
and did Kalpathiraman Narayanan said any thing abt the bharat ratna, just read once then use your keyboard.
RE:Ratan Tata ,a ratan among business leaders.
by Dara sooden on Jan 11, 2008 05:02 PM Permalink
I think this car should replace Autos and cycle ricksha
