Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, owner of the famous spice company MDH Masala, passed away due to a cardiac arrest on December 3 morning at a Delhi hospital. Here is one of his last profiles that was done by The Times of India in January 2019
Remember the TV ads where "dadaji" blesses newly married couples, kisses young kids and shakes a leg even as the jingle "asli masala sach sach" plays in the background? That’s Dharam Pal Gulati, who at 95, is probably the world’s oldest ad star. And that’s not his only claim to fame. Gulati is the owner of the Rs 2,000-crore Mahashaya Di Hatti (MDH) group and has just been conferred the Padma Bhushan for trade and industry.
At 95, this Padma awardee Dharam Pal Gulati is highest paid FMCG CEO
The phone has not stopped ringing since the announcement but Gulati popularly known as "Mahashaya ji" with his trademark red turban and white moustache is used to being recognised. And he loves it. "Main aur koi nasha nahi karta. Mujhe pyaar ka nasha hai (I have no addiction except an addiction to love). I love it when children and young people meet me and take pictures and selfies," he says.