♦ Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran was conferred Honorary Knighthood by the United Kingdom for his services to the UK-India business relations.

♦ He has been conferred "The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division).

♦ He joined the Board of Tata Sons in October 2016 and was appointed Chairman in January 2017.

♦ In 2023, Chandrasekaran was also awarded France’s highest civilian honour, the ‘Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur’ (Knight of the Legion of Honour).

♦ He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2022. 

♦ Bharti Enterprises’ Sunil Bharti Mittal has also been conferred Knighthood in the same category.

♦ Knighthood is among the highest civilian awards bestowed by the British sovereign. Foreign nationals receive it as an honorary award.