New Delhi: MDH owner ‘Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati passed away on Thursday morning. He was 97.
According to reports, Gulati was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi for the last three weeks. He suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday morning.
The nonagenarian breathed list last at 5:30 AM.
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
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
In 2019, the government honoured him with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.
Here is all you need to know about MDH Masala owner:
# He was born and raised in Sialkot, Pakistan, Dharampal’s father Chuni Lal sold spices from a small shop Mahashian Di Hat, which he opened in 1919.
# Dharampal quit school when he was in the fifth standard to help his father at the shop.
# He restarted his family business, and began selling spices.
# As the business took off, Dharampal rented another shop in Chandni Chowk in 1953.
# He purchased a plot in Kirti Nagar in 1959 to start his own factory, and this led to the birth of Mahashian Di Hatti Limited (MDH).
# MDH now exports spices to countries across the world such as Switzerland, Japan, the US, and Canada.
# He owns a Mahashay Chuni Lal Charitable Trust, which facilitates a hospital with 250 beds. It also runs a mobile hospital which reaches out to slum dwellers. Four schools are also being run by this trust, and it provides financial support to people in need.
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