Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passes away: A pictorial tribute to the ‘Spice King’

MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passed away today morning at the age of 97 due to a sudden cardiac arrest. He was undergoing treatment for the past three weeks at a hospital in Delhi. (Photo: PTI/ Designed by Gargi Singh)

Popularly known as the 'Spice King', he came to India following the Partition with just Rs 1,500 in his pocket. (Photo: PTI)

He had dropped out of school in Class V and worked as a tongawala. But he soon decided to start a business of his own. (Photo: Screengrab/ official MDH site)

But, despite the expansion of his business, set up with the help of his father, it didn't go well. (Photo: Screengrab/ official MDH site)

Thus, he started his family business in India with the name Mahashian Di Hatti which also came to be known as 'Deggi Mirch Waale.'(Photo: Screengrab/ official MDH site)

According to official MDH website, he later also went into philanthropic work and established numerous schools and hospitals. (Photo: Screengrab/ official MDH site)

The MDH owner was conferred with 'Padma Awards 2019' by President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo: PTI)

In the FMCG sector, in 2017, it was recorded that he was the highest paid CEO. (Photo: Screengrab/ official MDH site)