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    M.S. Oberoi lost his father at a young age, but was supported by his strong and determined mother who helped in his grandfather's business. Though he did not complete his education, he found work at his uncle's shoe factory but later took a job as a clerk at the Faletti Cecil Hotel where his diligence was noticed. He went on to set up his own hotel and later fully owned Clarke's Hotel Shimla and Delhi. Supported by his mother, wife, and son, he became a successful entrepreneur and the country's only exclusive hotelier. Though very successful, he remained humble and kind to his staff, sitting with kings figuratively as the industrious can. His life story encourages readers to

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    M.S. Oberoi lost his father at a young age, but was supported by his strong and determined mother who helped in his grandfather's business. Though he did not complete his education, he found work at his uncle's shoe factory but later took a job as a clerk at the Faletti Cecil Hotel where his diligence was noticed. He went on to set up his own hotel and later fully owned Clarke's Hotel Shimla and Delhi. Supported by his mother, wife, and son, he became a successful entrepreneur and the country's only exclusive hotelier. Though very successful, he remained humble and kind to his staff, sitting with kings figuratively as the industrious can. His life story encourages readers to

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    M.S. Oberoi lost his father at a young age, but was supported by his strong and determined mother who helped in his grandfather's business. Though he did not complete his education, he found work at his uncle's shoe factory but later took a job as a clerk at the Faletti Cecil Hotel where his diligence was noticed. He went on to set up his own hotel and later fully owned Clarke's Hotel Shimla and Delhi. Supported by his mother, wife, and son, he became a successful entrepreneur and the country's only exclusive hotelier. Though very successful, he remained humble and kind to his staff, sitting with kings figuratively as the industrious can. His life story encourages readers to

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    Dare to Dream and chase it

    He was only six months old when he lost his father. His mother was a very strong person
    and determined to give her son the best against all odds. She returned to her father’s
    house and began to help in his business. Soon she was as respected as he and began to
    exert her own influence in the business. As a mother she was extremely caring and
    loving. He was fortunate to have a mother like her.
    He passed his matriculation and moved on to collage but did not go beyond intermediate.
    He found work at his uncle’s –his father’s brother- shoe factory more interesting and
    educative. He was not able to continue working for long at his uncle’s as he did not
    accept his shaving off his beard, being a Sikh. By this time he had a young bride to think
    of, so he applied for a job with the PWD as shorthand typist at Shimla, but failed the test.
    Like his mother he was not one to give up. Destiny had something different in store for
    him.
    He was very fascinated by the Faletti Cecil Hotel and the ‘power and style moving before
    his eyes’. He approached the manager and was appointed as a clerk at Rs 50 per month.
    His hard work and diligence didn’t go unnoticed. Mr. Clarke as manager replaced his
    earlier boss and the two got on quite well in spite of the age difference. In time He set up
    his own hotel and invited the young man to join .It was this hotel that he was to own later
    when Mr. Clarke left permanently for England. On August 14th 1934 he became the
    ‘exclusive owner of Clarke’s Hotel Shimla and Delhi. Mohan Singh Oberoi took the first
    step to becoming the in the words of J.R.D. Tata ‘the country’s only exclusive hotelier”
    He was helped on this path by his mother Bhagwanti and wife Ishran Devi and later by
    his son Biki besides many others who worked with him. But more than his achievements
    as an entrepreneur and business man he will be remembered for his humility and
    thoughtfulness. He was known as Big daddy to all his staff. There is a biblical proverb
    which says that the industrious will sit with Kings, M.S.Oberio did sit with many of them
    figuratively speaking.
    Dare to Dream A life of M.S.Oberoi by Bachi J.Karkaria is very good read. Punched
    with her characteristic wit and humor. This well researched biography will definitely
    encourage readers to dream and then go after their dreams as a great poet says:

    ‘The life of great men all remind us


    We can make our lives sublime
    And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time'

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