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EARLY LIFE
- Gulati was born on 27 March 1923 in Sialkot in present day Pakistan. His father was Mahashay Chunni Lal Gulati, the founder of MDH.
- The company began as a small shop in the city, which was set up by his father before partition. However, after 1947, the family moved to the national capital.
STRUGGLE
- According to popular stories, the MDH owner rented a tonga after arriving in Delhi and started ferrying travellers from Connaught Place to Karol Bagh.
- Forced into poverty, there were days Dharampal had no passengers. Some reportedly even hurled abuses at him.
- Fed up of misery, he sold his tonga, rented a shop in Chandni Chowk in 1953, named it Mahashiyan Di Hatti (MDH) and started doing what he knew best — selling spices.
MDH
- According to a report, the company was officially set up in the national capital in 1959 after Gulati legally purchased land in Kirti Nagar and started the manufacturing unit.
- Later, he opened the same at Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh area. Today, the company sells its spices across the globe, making Gulati the highest paid FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) CEO in India in 2017.
MDH
- It is one of the biggest brands of spices, and manufactures almost 50 different types of spices. Despite his age, it is said that Gulati takes all major business decisions.
- Even at an age where most of the people seek retirement, Gulati makes daily round to factories, markets and dealers including on Sundays until he is satisfied everything is in order in the company where he holds 80% stake.
MDH
- MDH has offices in Dubai and London. It has more than 60 products but gets a bulk of its sales from three variants – Deggi Mirch, Chat Masala and Chana Masala.
- The MDH owner also reportedly runs Mahashay Chuni Lal Charitable Trust, which facilitates a hospital with 250 beds.
- Additionally, it 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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