His Eminence Telesphore P Cardinal Toppo

This, in essence, was the message of His Eminence Telesphore P Cardinal Toppo’s speech at the Thirteenth Annual J R D Tata Oration on Business Ethics. The oration, which is organised by XLRI J R D Tata Foundation for Ethics in Business, was attended by a large number of students and guests as well as Mr B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel and Chairman, Governing Board, XLRI and Father P D Thomas, S.J., Director XLRI. Cardinal Toppo was introduced by Father Jesurajan, S.J., Secretary, Governing Board, XLRI.

"My purpose in this oration,” Cardinal Toppo emphasised, “is to present to you the absolute need for individuals and corporates to use the power given to them wisely and supportively, so that all of us, as God’s children, may have life and have it abundantly".

A poignant moment before the commencement of the oration

"It is the notion of service to others, even to the extent of giving oneself completely that underlines the life-style of all great Christians. And it is this ideal that the Church offers to all corporate personnel for their own fulfillment,” he shared.

Established in 1991 the XLRI J R D Tata Foundation for Ethics in Business epitomises XLRI’s long-standing commitment and contribution to business ethics in India. It seeks to underscore the urgent need for ethics in business and to bring about an appropriate culture in which it can thrive.

J R D Tata’s legacy remembered on every month of Birth Centenary

2004 is a very special year for the Tata Group. It marks the Birth Centenary of Bharat Ratna J R D Tata. Therefore, on the 29th of every month, to mark the day he was born, i.e., 29th July, every department in the company undertakes special community linked initiatives to remember one who loved his country intensely.

Basic Health Care, a service J R D Tata always believed India urgently needed, was the focus of activity on January 29, 2004 through Health Checkup camps conducted by the Tata Steel Rural Development Society. Nearly 600 women underwent health checkups for common ailments and gynaecological problems. All medicines were distributed free of cost at the camps.

Village women queue up for a health camp organised by TSRDS

The Jamshedpur Unit of TSRDS also organised an AIDS Awareness programme at Boram High School, Boram. For greater impact a nukkad natak and a quiz were incorporated in the programme. At Noamundi, a four-day eye cure camp was organised during which 155 cataract cases were operated and intraocular lens implanted.