Owner of MDH Mahashay Dharampal Gulati
Gulati was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award, in 2019.
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Dharampal Gulati, the owner of MDH Masala, passed away Thursday morning at the age of 98. Gulati was reportedly in treatment at a Delhi hospital for the past three weeks. He went into cardiac arrest Thursday morning and took his last breath at 5.30am.
Affectionately called ‘dalaji’ and ‘Mahashayji’, Gulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. Dropped out of school, he joined his father’s spice business in the early days.
भारत के प्रतिष्ठित कारोबारियों में से एक महाशय धर्मपालजी के निधन से मुझे दुःख की अनुभूति हुई है।छोटे व्यवसाय से शुरू करने बावजूद उन्होंने अपनी एक पहचान बनाई। वे सामाजिक कार्यों में काफ़ी सक्रिय थे और अंतिम समय तक सक्रिय रहे। मैं उनके परिवार के प्रति अपनी संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूँ।
– Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 3, 2020
After the 1947 partition, Gulati moved to India and stayed in a refugee camp in Amritsar, India TV reported. Then he moved to Delhi and opened a store in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. Gulati officially established the company in 1959. Not only did the business flourish in India alone, Gulati also became a distributor and exporter. His company exports Indian spices to various parts of the world including the UK, Europe, the UAE, Canada, etc.
He was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third highest civilian award, in 2019.
Manish Sisodia, Senior Deputy Minister of Delhi, expressed his condolences and recalled him as “the most inspiring businessman in India”.
India’s most inspiring businessman, MDH owner Dharm Pal Mahashay passed away this morning. I have never met such an inspiring and lively soul. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/SOdiqFyJvX
– Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) December 3, 2020
Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also called him a “very inspiring personality. He dedicated his life for society. God bless his soul”.
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