Business tycoon Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passed away at the age of 98:
Mr.Gulati who was called the grand old man of spices, died this morning. As per reports, he was in hospital in Delhi for weeks and he died because of a cardiac arrest. Dharampal Gulati was the face of ads of MDH spices. Last year, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award. A school dropout, Dharampal Gulati joined his father’s spice business at a young age.
After the 1947 India-Pakistan partition, he moved to India where he stayed at a refugee camp in Amritsar. After that, he moved to Delhi’s Karol Bagh where he opened a store. He launched MDH Masala as a brand in 1959.
The business did not only flourish in India but it became a distributor and exporter as well. His company exports Indian spices to various parts of the world, including the UK, Europe, UAE, Canada, etc.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia were among the first to post tributes on Twitter.
Dharm Pal ji was very inspiring personality. He dedicated his life for the society. God bless his soul. https://t.co/gORaAi3nD9
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 3, 2020
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
India’s most inspiring entrepreneur,
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
MDH, the company he reestablished in 1959, today sells 62 products available in over 150 different packages. His spices also sell worldwide.
Mr. Gulati, at 94 in 2017, became the highest-paid CEO in India in 2017. He is also known for his philanthropic work and established a 300 beds hospital in Janakpuri, New Delhi, and a number of educational institutions.
