STORY BEHIND MDH
Everytime we hear the phrase "king of spices" MDH surely does pop up in our head, probably because of the “Asli Masaale Sach Sach” fascinating ads and jingle.
Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, famously known as the ‘MDH uncle’ was born and raised in Pakistan and was son of Chuni Lal, who owned a spice shop named Mahasian Di Hatti.
Gulati left school in 1933 while he was in the fifth standard and mostly helped his father with his business and shop. He then helped his father to open a mirror shop and tried multiple business such as starting a soap business, carpentry and entered the clothing industry, hardware and rice trading businesses but nothing attracted him and he couldn’t run them successfully unfortunately.
He moved to India in 1947 during partition and that was the turning point in his life. They moved to a flat in Delhi without electricity and basic necessities, Gulati borrowed money from his father to buy and tonga cart so that he can sustain the whole family but again there was very less income and so he decided to let this plan go off too.
After selling his tonga, he bought a small plot of land at Ajmal Khan Road and started a spice business again and named the brand ‘Mahashian Di Hatti’(MDH), and surprising, this time, it started to take off and the family was making money. He started to create an established brand around Delhi and he was very successful at it. In 1953, he rented his second shop at Chandni Chowk, and in 1959 he bought a land plot and set up a spice factory in Kirti Nagar.
His consistency finally paid off and he left his days of poverty and misery behind and now is running a company that generates ₹924 crore(2016) of revenue, has 60+ products and is still continuing to create a legacy in the spice market.
He strongly believes in “Give to the world the best you can, and the best will come back to you automatically” and I believe that is one of the core factors that lead him to rise above the tragedy of his situation.
MDH passed away on 3rd December and I got interested in knowing what his journey has been like and thought this will be a good share. The story of MDH is one of my favorite rag-to-riches business story and his perseverance, hard work, and humility is indeed notable.
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