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School dropout to highest-paid CEO: MDH’s Dharampal Gulati saw it all

 Mahashay Dharampal Gulati’s journey brought him from Sialkot to a refugee camp in Amritsar in 1947 and then to Delhi where he rose to be known as ‘Masala King’

Mahashay Dharmpal of MDH Spices

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the owner of MDH passed away in the wee hours of Thursday. The 98-year-old had recently defeated coronavirus before succumbing to a heart attack. Gulati was undergoing treatment at a hospital in New Delhi where he suffered a cardiac arrest on December 3 morning. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ina tweet said that “Dharm Pal ji was very inspiring personality” who “dedicated his life for the society”.

Mahashay was also referred to as “masala king” and had cast a niche with his brand of spices not only in India but across the world. Born in 1923 in Sialkot (now Pakistan), he migrated to India with his parents during partition after India gained Independence in 1947. Before moving to Delhi, the family spent their initial years in a refugee camp in Amritsar.The MDH company also found its roots in Pakistan, where Mahashay’ Dharampal Gulati’s father opened a small spice shop by the name of “Mahashiya di hatti” in 1919, which later became one of the largest spice manufacturers in India valued at over Rs 15,000 crore.

Dharampal Gulati was once India’s highest-paid consumer product CEO as the fifth grade school dropout took home more than Rs 21 crore as salary in 2017. Gulati was actively involved in the functioning of the company even in his 90s and was known for making daily rounds to the factories, markets, and the company. He held 80 per cent stake in MDH. In an interview with The Economic Times in 2017, he said, “My motivation to work is being sincere in product quality sold at affordable prices. And nearly 90 per cent of my salary goes to charity in my personal capacity.”


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