Unless you talk to the man, you don’t get a taste of the subtle sense of humour that he has.

Industrialist Ratan Naval Tata has a very simple definition of going to school. “It seems terrible when you are there, questionable when you get out of it, and cherishable in the later years of your life,” he told DNA at the fiftieth anniversary of The Old Campionites Association on Saturday.

With the business icon in a mood for nostalgia, it was but natural to ask about memories from his school life. So, was he interested in sports when he was a child?