SunstarTV Bureau: The owner of MDH, Padma Vibhusan awardee, Mahasriya Dharampal Gulati, popularly known as ‘Masala King’, died at an age of 98, this morning.
According to sources, Dharampal Gulati breathed his last at 6 am on December 3 at Mata Chandan Devi Hospital in Delhi.
Mahashay Dharmpal of MDH Spices passes away at 98 pic.twitter.com/Ov8aisY8xr
— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2020
Last year, President Ram Nath Kovind bestowed Padma Vibhushan upon Mahashay Dharampal for his contribution in business and food processing.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia also twitched on the death of spice business pioneer.
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
Monsieur Dharampal Gulati was born on 27 March 1923 in Sialkot, Pakistan and it was from here that the foundation of his spice business was laid. The company started with a small shop in the city, which his father started before partition. However, at the time of partition of the country in 1947, his family shifted to Delhi and established the spice empire Mahashian Di Hatti Private Limited.
