Overview
- Family, friends and industry leaders gathered Saturday at the Cathedral of the Holy Name in Colaba, where she was laid to rest after a memorial service.
- Her death was confirmed by the Tata Group, which noted she is survived by her son Noel Tata, daughter‑in‑law Aloo Mistry, and grandchildren Neville, Maya and Leah.
- Credited with scaling Lakmé into a national cosmetics leader, she later directed sale proceedings in the 1990s to build Trent, launching the Westside chain and serving as its non‑executive chair until 2006.
- Born in Geneva in 1930, she moved to India after marrying Naval H. Tata in 1955, joined Lakmé’s board in the early 1960s and became chairperson in 1982, while also guiding the Sir Ratan Tata Institute and other charities.
- Reports said she had been hospitalised earlier this year and recovering from illness, and tributes on Friday included Kiran Mazumdar‑Shaw calling her a trailblazing “shero.”