In the 1980s, the steel produced in India was not cost-effective, plagued by quality issues and unable to meet the standards required to take India a step ahead in its development goals.Enter Jamshed Jiji Irani, fondly known as 'Doc' to all, whose efforts aimed at modernizing Tata Steel changed everything. Today, Tata Steel produces low-cost, high-quality metal of international standards. Under his leadership, Tata Steel ushered India into a new age of economic growth. But his story doesn't end there. A leading industrialist, Irani was keenly involved in the 1990s economic liberalization that put India on the global map.