Ratan Tata was my first friend in Mumbai. We had both just returned from abroad into terra incognita; both at the threshold of an unchartered world that lay ahead. Decades of triumphs later, Ratan's intrinsic personality hadn't changed: a man with a commanding presence yet a disarming diffidence. Still shy, still reticent, but ever articulate and gracious. At work he is a corporate visionary; away from the office - a recluse. In a distracted era of moral ambiguities, Ratan's integrity and values have never wavered -- and I admire that the most in him For a man who stays clear from the flashbulb glare of fame, it was generous of Ratan to be my very first guest in 'Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'. Few had seen Ratan at the time and I remember he won loads of admirers! My crew was floored by his lack of pretense. I remember he shook hands with each of them before leaving - in his Maruti!! http://www.simigarewal.com