Q. Who is known as the father of Civil Aviation?
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Solution:
J.R.D. Tata, whose full name was Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, was born on July 29, 1904, in Paris, France.
- He was the first Indian to hold a pilot’s license, acquiring it in 1929.
- He founded Tata Airlines in 1932, which later became Air India.
- He became the chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, in 1938.
- He established the Tata Memorial Centre for cancer research and Treatment.
- J.R.D. Tata received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, and the French Legion of Honour.
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