Born: 27 March 1923, Sialkot, Pakistan
Death: 3 December 2020, Mata Chanan Devi Hospital, Delhi
Wife: Lilawati
Profession: Entrepreneur
School: A primary school in Sialkot, Pakistan
Children: Son- Sanjeev Gulati {Died in 1992} and Rajeev Gulati [Director MDH]
Relations: Mahashay Chunni Lal Gulati [Father], Mata Chanan Devi [Mother], Satpal Gulati, Dharamveer Gulati [Brother's], [Sister's]- 5
Award: Padma Bhushan [2019].
Introduction
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, famously known as 'Mahashay', "MDH Uncle", 'Masala king', 'Dadaji', or ' king of Spices' is an Indian businessperson. He is the owner and CEO of MDH masala. MDH [Mahshian Di Hatti Private Limited] is an indian spice company. He spent first 25 years of hi life in Pakistan. His spice business has spread all over the world.
In 2019, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind honoured him with India's third highest civilian award.
Early Life
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot [Pakistan] and completed his education till class 5th. Soon after class 5th, he joined his father's business and start learning about in and out of Masala business. Later on, due to the partition of India- Pakistan and riots his father's business got totally destroyed and he moved to India.
As time passed he moved to Delhi to his sister's home and start looking for work to earn some money, but failed to find any jod. So, he loaned Rs 1,500 money from friends and relatives and start riding tanga within the streets of Delhi, but due to low income, he thought of leaving it and start with his family business, He restarted his family business, and began selling spices. Dharampal says Karol Bagh is auspicious for him, and thus, does not wear slippers or shoes trere. He believes this is the place where his business saw success.
In 1948, he started a small masala store in a hut in Karol Bagh [Delhi]. With this, he started to earn good money and within a span of 5 years. As the business took off, Dharampal rented another shop in Chandni Chowk in 1953. He then decided to purchase a plot in kirti Nagar in 1959 to start his ow factory, and this led to the birth of Mahashian Di Hatti Limited [MDH].
The Success of MDH company
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati has dedicated 60 years of his life to MDH and holds an 80 percent stake in the company. As of now, the company has more than 15 manufacturing department all over the country and supplies to about 1000 dealers. The business which started as a small shop in Karol Bagh is now a 1500 crore enterprise. Other than India, MDH exports its products to more than 100 countries all around the world.
They even have branches in Dubai and London. Gulati's son governs the public undertakings while his six daughters take care of the distribution to various areas. The company hopes to inspire more customers to stop using unbranded products. As time passes, more consumers have started using packaged goods which helped in the growth of the MDH company. By 2016, the company saw an increase of 16 percent, which made the total revenue hit 13,200 crore rupees.
Philosophy
The philosophy of Mahashay Dharampal Ji is "Give to the world the best you can, and the best will come back to you automatically" has virtually been a proverbial come true by the fact that today, MDH is a name that stands synonmous not only for quality spices but also for its contributions towards the welfare of society and upliftment of the needy, by way of establishing Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Trust. MDH today stands as a name in every house hold, trusted & relished all over the world by millions.
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