MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passes away aged 97

By siliconindia  |  Thursday, 03 December 2020, 09:54:13 AM IST

MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passes away aged 97

Spice brand MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passed away at the age of 97 on Thursday allegedly due to a heart attack. Initial reports said he was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi for the last three weeks.

Gulati had started his family business of ground spices after moving to Delhi during the partition.

Fondly called 'dalaji' and 'Mahashayji', Dharampal Gulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. A school dropout, Dharampal Gulati joined his father's spice business in early days.

After the India-Pakistan partition, Mahashay Dharampal Gulati moved to India where he stayed at a refugee camp in Amritsar. After that he moved to Delhi’s Karol Bagh where he opened up a store. He eventually launched MDH Masala as a brand in 1959.

From there onwards, he built the entire group to one of India's leading spice manufacturer, expanding internationally. At present, MDH has  offices in Dubai and London as well and offers more than 60 products.

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