Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, widely recognized as JRD Tata, was the man who introduced civil aviation to India. In 1929, he became the first person in the country to receive a pilot's license, and he went on to establish Tata Airlines in 1932. The carrier, which was eventually rebranded as Air India, reached a major turning point in India's aviation history while he was in charge. In October 1932, he flew a light plane to transport mail from Karachi to Bombay.