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The life and times of Ratan Tata: An authorised tell-all book in November

HarperCollins wins publishing rights for industrialist's biography in a reported Rs 2 crore deal

Ratan Tata with Dr Thomas Mathew
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Ratan Tata with Dr Thomas Mathew

BS Reporter New Delhi
The authorised biography of Ratan Tata, titled Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography, will be published globally in November this year, with HarperCollins announcing that it has acquired the rights for it.

Counted among India’s leading and most influential industrialists, 84-year-old Tata’s biography will be authored by Dr Thomas Mathew, a retired bureaucrat from the 1983 batch of the Indian Administrative Service.

The winning bid amount for the publishing rights was reportedly Rs 2 crore, though HarperCollins did not confirm this. The book will be published globally in all formats -- print, audiobook and e-book.

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