Mahashay Dharampal Gulati is a popular Indian businessman and is famous as the old man of MDH TV advertisement.

Mahashay was born on 27 March 1923 age 97 years in 2020 at Sialkot in Pakistan. He studied till 5^th class in a school in Pakistan, and later, dropped out of the school.

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: White

Height: 5′ 10″ (approximately)

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati (MDH)

He was born in a Punjabi Khatri family residing in Pakistan before the partition of India in 1947. He was born to Mahashay Chunni Lal Gulati and Mata Chanan. He has seven siblings; two brothers and five sisters, and his both brothers; Mahashay Satpal Gulati and Dharamveer Gulati were businessmen too.

Family Photo of Mahashay Dharampal Gulati

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati and His Parents

He got married at a very young age. When he was 18 years old, he got married to Lilawati. He has six daughters and had one son who died too early after the death of Mahashay’s wife’s death in 1992.

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati and His Wife

His father used to own a spice shop in Pakistan, ‘Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH).’ He used to work with his father and sell Mehandi. After the partition of India in 1947, he migrated to India and used to run a Tanga aka horse carriage from Connaught Place to Karol Bagh. He had to sell his Tanga as he was not happy with his work, with that money he opened a small shop of spices in Karol Bagh in 1948. After a few years, in 1959, he set up his first spice factory in Kirti Nagar, Delhi. Since then his spices became very popular and is found in almost every Indian house. He is one of the richest businessmen in India.

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati’s Old Shop in Delhi

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati’s Old Shop

• He has honoured with various awards like ‘Indian of the Year’ at the ABCI Annual Awards (2016), Excellence Award for Lifetime Achievement (2017), and Padma Shri Award (2019).
  

  Mahashay Dharampal Gulati Receiving Award

• In 1954, he started India’s first modern spice store, ‘Roopak Stores’ in Karol Bagh, Delhi.
  

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• He has founded a hospital, ‘Mahashay Chuni Lal Charitable Trust’ for poor people.
• A magazine named ‘Sandesh’ is published by his company to promote Indian traditions.
• He has also appeared in various TV commercials of MDH.
• It is interesting to know that his photo as the logo appears only on the vegetarian products of MDH.
  

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