Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 3: Owner of the renowned MDH Masala, Dharampal Gulati passed away at the age of 98. As per reports, Gulati was undergoing treatment at a Delhi hospital for the past three weeks. He suffered a cardiac arrest and breathed his last at 5.30 am on Thursday, December 3.
A Padma Bhushan awardee, Gulati was fondly referred to as 'dalaji' and 'Mahashayji'. Dharampal Gulati was born in 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He had dropped out of school and joined his father's spice business in the early days.
After partition in 1947, Dharampal Gulati moved to India and stayed at a refugee camp in Amritsar. He then moved to Delhi and opened a store in Delhi's Karol Bagh. Gulati officially established the company in 1959. Soon, Gulati became a distributor and exporter as well. MDH exports Indian spices to various parts of the world including the UK, Europe, UAE, Canda, etc.
According to the company, Dharampal Gulati donated nearly 90 per cent of his salary to charity.