The New Indian Express Wishes its readers a South Korean author wins Nobel Lit prize Han kang, best known for her book The Vegetarian, on Thursday became the first Asian woman and the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel literature Prize ‘an innovator in contemporary prose’ TIRUCHY l Friday l October 11, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 18 l late city EDITION “She has a unique awareness of the connections between body and soul, the living and the dead, and in a poetic and experimental style, has become an innovator in contemporary prose,” Nobel committee said Won booker in 2016 for the vegetarian Ayudha Pooja Han began her writing career in 1993 by publishing several poems Han’s The Vegetarian, which tells the story of an ordinary woman’s decision to stop eating meat and the consequences, won the Booker Prize in 2016 | P13 Our offices and press will remain closed today and there will be no issue of the paper on Saturday CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Ratan cremated, his legacy lives S u d h i r S u r ya w a ns h i @ Mumbai It’s rare for a businessman’s demise to draw a spontaneous outpouring of emotion from the lay public. But when the person in question is visionary industrialist Ratan Tata, 86, their sense of void is quite understandable, as his work touched millions of lives. Thousands of people thronged the lawns of the National Centre for Performing Arts at Nariman Point on Thursday to pay their homage to him. Known as much for his philanthropy as for his bold acquisitions abroad, he infused the quality of trust and integrity into the Tata brand. His people-centric approach propelled him to realise his dream of an under `1 lakh car in the massy Nano. Though it failed the Buzz on Noel market test, his reputation of as successor having his heart in the right place remained intact. Also, Many consider Noel the Nano plant site in shook Tata, stepbrother up West Bengal politcs like of Ratan Tata, as never before. the heir apparent He was known to chase ideof the Tata Group. as, not wealth. Under his leadHe is a trustee in ership, the salt-to-software two of the most behemoth grew more than 70 influential of these times in size. trusts — the Sir The last rites were perDorabji Tata Trust formed at Mumbai’s Worli and the Sir Ratan Crematorium with full state Tata Trust | P12 honours in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah, his cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, and Congress leader and former chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Shah stood in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is had to fly to Laos to attend the ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. Earlier in the day the Maharashtra cabinet rec, ommended to the Centre to consider honouring Ratan Tata with a posthumous Bharat Ratna. The state government as well as a few others declared a day of mourning and the national flag was flown at half-mast across government offices. The Mumbai Police paid tribute to Tata with a gun salute. Family and friends as well as top officials of Tata group joined the ceremony . express read Kerala resolution rejects simultaneous polls Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, Neville Tata and others during last rites of industrialist Ratan Tata, at Worli Crematorium in Mumbai on Thursday | PTI He was A figure of calm & clarity R atan Tata’s leadership transcends a critical boardroom decision or a perthe boundaries of business; he sonal challenge, Ratan Tata remained a shaped not only the Tata Group but figure of calm and clarity He never al. also everyone fortunate enough to lowed the weight of a situation to cloud work with him. He was a visionhis judgement. This ability to ary, the first to push Tata into stay composed under pressure the global stage with bold moves is something I’ve tried to emulike acquiring Jaguar Land Rovlate in my own career. His wiser and Corus Steel. It wasn’t just dom wasn’t forceful but gentle, about expanding—it was about and his approach inspired consetting a precedent for what Infidence. There was never a modian businesses could achieve Ajay Piramal ment where I didn’t feel heard Chairman, Piramal internationally He had the fore. or supported when seeking his sight to think beyond borders, Group. He is also on the guidance. board of Tata Sons but what made him truly stand One of the most remarkable out was the way he did it—with traits Ratan Tata displayed unwavering integrity always prioritis- was his deep commitment to fairness. , ing values over profit. No matter how challenging the deciIn the many years I’ve been associ- sion, he was guided by principles, enated with the Tata Group, his influence suring that everyone was treated with has been ever-present. Whether it was respect and dignity Even when he was . in a position of immense power, he never took advantage of it. He led with a quiet strength that made people want to follow him, not because they had to, but because they trusted him. That trust came from his consistency—he never wavered in his ethics or his belief in doing the right thing. But beyond his business acumen, it was his humanity that touched me most. His humility was perhaps his greatest strength. Despite his monumental achievements, Ratan Tata was never above sitting down and listening to anyone who had something to say no , matter their rank or title. He was open to new ideas, always curious, and willing to embrace innovation. His genuine interest in people and technology made him a forward-thinking leader.  Continued on: P15 Kochi: The Kerala assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union government not to implement the ‘One Nation One Election’ proposal, terming it anticonstitutional. Viewing Parliament, assembly, and local body polls through the prism of expenses alone is undemocratic, it said adding costs should be brought down by other means Bid to kill SC local body chief: 6 get double life HC stays works on Vallalar int’l centre Tirunelveli: The II Additional District Court for PCR Act Cases on Thursday awarded double life imprisonment to six persons, who were convicted on Tuesday for attempting to murder an SC woman panchayat president of Thalaiyoothu in 2011 | P4 Chennai: Citing procedural lapses in getting the necessary clearances, the Madras HC on Thursday stayed the construction of the Vallalar International Convention Centre on Peruveli in Vadalur until further notice | P2 Cops prevent Samsung staff from staging stir Chennai: Despite the Madras HC’s nod for Samsung workers to continue with peaceful protests, the Kancheepuram police on Thursday allegedly prevented them from protesting at their usual venue in Echoor. CITU members claimed that 32 workers were shortly detained. Around 400 workers gathered at a venue a few kilometres away from the previous one | P4