In the smouldering aftermath of World War I, India’s fledgling industrial giant Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), now Tata Steel, faced a storm that threatened to snuff out its furnaces. But it was saved by two of the most influential politicians of the era– Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Founded in 1907 by Jamsetji Tata and carried forward by his son Dorabji and cousin Ratanji Dadabhoy (RD) Tata, the company had barely found its footing when the post-war era unleashed a new adversary: a deluge of cheap steel imports from Britain.
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The British, desperate to revive their war-ravaged industries, treated India as a dumping ground, flooding the market with their steel to bolster their economy. “Post-war Britain sought to revive its industries by flooding colonies like India with steel, putting pressure on local producers like TIS
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