10 Facts About Dharampal Gulati

1.

Dharampal Gulati was referred to as 'spice-king' in reference to his pioneering of ready-to-use ground spices.

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2.

Dharampal Gulati was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2019.

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3.

Dharampal Gulati was born on 27 March 1923 in Sialkot in present-day Pakistan.

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4.

Dharampal Gulati bought a tonga for, and operated around New Delhi railway station, Qutab Road, and Karol Bagh to make ends meet.

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5.

Dharampal Gulati advertised in the popular Hindi newspaper, Pratap, increasing the store's popularity.

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6.

Dharampal Gulati set up his second store in Chandni Chowk, again in New Delhi, before buying land and setting up a manufacturing facility in the Kirti Nagar area of New Delhi in 1959.

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7.

Dharampal Gulati is credited with the growth of the company to having 18 manufacturing facilities and revenues of 10.

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8.

Dharampal Gulati set up a 200-bed hospital for the poor in New Delhi and a mobile hospital for slum dwellers.

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9.

Dharampal Gulati was awarded with Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2019.

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10.

Dharampal Gulati died on 3 December 2020, at the Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Delhi of cardiac arrest.

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