Dharampal gulati biography of mahatma
Life Time Achievement Award was conferred upon the Founder-President of 'MDH' Spices Company, Padma Bhusan Mahashay Dharampal Gulati by veteran freedom fighter..
Dharampal Gulati
Indian businessman (1923–2020)
Dharampal Gulati[1] (27 March 1923 – 3 December 2020), also known as Mahashay Dharampal Gulati,[note 1] was an Indian businessman, and founder and CEO of MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti; transl. "gentlemen's shop"),[3][4] an Indian spice company.
Born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan) on March 27, 1923, Mahashay Dharampal Gulati died Thursday morning due to sudden cardiac arrest.
He was referred to as 'spice-king' in reference to his pioneering of ready-to-use ground spices. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2019.
Early life
Gulati was born on 27 March 1923 in Sialkot in present-day Pakistan.
His father, Chunnilal Gulati, had a spice shop in the town named Mahashian Di Hatti, which was also known by the name Deggi Mirch Wale.[3][5] In 1933, at the age of 10, he dropped out of school and worked assorted jobs including carpentry, rice trading, and selling hardware, before joining in to help his father in his spice business.[5]
Joining his father's