Mohan Singh Oberoi
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Mohan Singh Oberoi (1900-2002) was a very famous Indian hotelier.
[edit] Oberoi Group
The Oberoi Group, founded in 1934, now owns and manages about thirty hotels and five luxury cruisers. Other activities include airline catering, management of restaurants and airport bars, travel and tour services, car rental, project management and corporate air charters. The Oberoi group has a number of hotels worldwide, latest hotel additions being in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt and Africa.
[edit] History
M.S.Oberoi was born at Bhaun in district Jhelum (presently in Pakistan). His father, a contractor in Peshawar, died when he was only six moths old. He passed the intermediate college examination from Lahore. He stated his professional hoteling career as a billing clerk at Hotel Cecil in Shimla, India. He rose through the ranks and after a few years bought the same hotel.
[edit] External links
- How M S Oberoi became India's greatest hotelier Interview with Dr Gita Piramal, Managing Editor, The Smart Manager.
- M.S. Oberoi dies at 103 2002, The Hindu Business Line.
- Rai Bahadur M S Oberoi - A Tribute To The Founding Father 2000: Indian Express.
