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Ratan Tata's Friend Shantanu Naidu Appointed New GM of Tata Motors

Shantanu Naidu, Ratan Tata's close aide, has been appointed GM and Head of Strategic Initiatives at Tata Motors

Ratan Tata supported Naidu personally, waiving his education loans and giving up his stake in Naidu's startup, Goodfellows

After Ratan Tata's death, Naidu shared a heartfelt tribute, saying, "Grief is the price to pay for love. Goodbye, my dear lighthouse"

Naidu, with an engineering degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University and an MBA from Cornell, joined Tata in 2018

He first caught Tata’s attention in 2014 with a project to protect homeless dogs, reflecting shared values

Naidu wrote I Came Upon a Lighthouse, highlighting his friendship with Tata, who felt no book could fully capture his life

In 2021, Naidu founded Goodfellows to help the elderly, with Tata’s final act of kindness in his will reflecting their deep bond

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