Mahasaya Dharampal Gulati, owner of the legendary spice company Mahasiya Di Hatti (MDH), died of an attack in the year 2020.  However, he was later cured. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind for his outstanding contribution to trade and industry.

He left Pakistan and came to India: Dharampal Gulati, popularly known as 'Dadaji' or Masala King, was born in Sialkot, Pakistan in 1923. His father traded in spices in Sialkot in 1919. Dharampal's mind was not in studies, so after passing the 5th standard, he left his studies midway and started handling the business of spices with his father. When the Hindustan-Pakistan partition took place in 1947, Dharampal Gulati chose India and started living in a refugee camp in Amritsar. Later, his family moved to Delhi.

Started business from Karol Bagh: As soon as the situation improved, he moved to Delhi and started his first store in Karol Bagh. He founded his company in 1959, after which the business continued to spread not only in the country but all over the world. Mahasaya Gulati then became a distributor and exporter of spices around the world. MDH now has 15 factories that supply products to more than 1,000 dealers across the country. In today's era, the company makes more than 60 products and supplies them to more than 100 countries. 

Spread all over the world, MDH exports spices to many parts of the world including countries like UK, Europe, United Arab Emirates and Canada. In 2019, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian honour. According to information, Dharampal Gulati used to donate 90 per cent of his income.

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