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MDH Spices owner Dharampal Gulati, fondly known as “Mahashayji”, died at the age of 98 years.
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Key-Points
Dharampal Gulati (1923 – 2020), also known as Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, was an Indian businessman, and founder and CEO of MDH (Mahashian Di Hatti), an Indian spice company.
He was referred to as ‘spice-king’ in reference to his pioneering of ready-to-use ground spices.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award, in 2019.
MDH is the second largest leader in the Indian market with 12% market share, following Everest Spices.