Ratan N Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, inaugurated the iconic building in the presence of N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and others

Ratan N Tata, Chairman Emeritus,

Tata Sons

, inaugurated the iconic building in the presence of N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons

The iconic Bombay House

The iconic Bombay House

NEW DELHI: July 29 was a special day for the Tata Group. After an arduous nine-month long renovation, Tata Group threw open the gates to their Bombay House , which has long held the position of being their global headquarters.The 94-year-old heritage building underwent a dramatic renovation and restoration process for the first time in history. The inauguration of the office also marked 150 years of the group and the 114th birth anniversary of JRD Tata.But that wasn’t all. The place has held a special place for not just employees but also dogs ! A kennel has been created for the canine friends who have been an integral part of the building and its history for decades. It’s well known how strays have always been let inside the building premises. And now they have their own room!Save our Strays, an animal NGO based out of Mumbai, shared an adorable picture of the newly furbished ‘dog-room’ on its Facebook page. The picture shows a bright palette of colourful walls - a bright yellow wall and its adjacent wall steals the show. It is a doodle-wall, with human’s best friend doodles all over it!“This is the room where the street dogs living around the area can have a meal, drink water, take shelter from the sun or rain or just chill out,” the post said.And we guess the dogs love it too! You can easily see at least 6 of them in the picture, sitting like kings in their own space. The post was showered with love by the Facebook community too, which appreciated the innovative and considerate act on the part of the Company. It has been shared over 1.5k times in just one day!‘’Quite a few Indians may be on the list of the richest men in the world but few hav the class and the humanity of Mr Tata’’, wrote one delighted user. Others hoped that this gesture would inspire others to do more for our furry friends.Ratan Tata’s fondness for dogs has been well documented and it is widely believed that it was he who ordered that the strays be let inside to take shelter. When the senior brass of the Tata Group had moved out of its iconic address to a temporary office close to the original location, the four-legged residents of the building had followed them.For those who are curious to know a little more about the history of Bombay House:Bombay House was built on the two plots of land bought by Sir Dorabji Tata, the group’s second Chairman and Jamsetji Tata’s elder son, from the Bombay Municipality in 1920. The building was designed by the well-known architect, George Wittet, who was also the architect of the Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales Museum (now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) and other iconic buildings of Mumbai. Mumbai-based architect and urban conservationist Brinda Somaya oversaw the renovation of Bombay House