A SENSE OF PRIDE ARTICLE- 16 THE GAME CHANGER OF LUXURY HOTELS Founder of Oberoi Chain of Hotels Here is a walk through the parable of the king of luxury hotels whose ordinary journey culminated into an extraordinary one! ohan Singh Oberoi, a Shimla, retired after a period 20th Century. Famously known pioneer in the chain of five years and offered as the ‘Conrad Hilton of India’, of luxury hotels, Mr. Oberoi the management of he had an expertise in spotting founded The Oberoi Hotel Carlton. After continuous and refurbishing the run-down MGroup, with its first Oberoi hard work of five years, Mr. properties in India. He made establishment by the name of Oberoi became the sole owner the Oberoi Group to become Oberoi Intercontinental Hotel, in of Hotel Carlton in 1934. This the India’s second largest hotel New Delhi in the year 1965. He marked the beginning of an company with about 35 luxury was born on 15 August 1898 era for him as this was his first hotels in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, in district Jhelum and led a life acquired property. Egypt, Australia and Hungary. full of struggles, hardships and Mr. Oberoi helped boom the Owing to his vision in the Hotel immense success thereon. At Indian Hotel Industry in the industry and the success that 14, he got into the DAV School, followed him, he was awarded Rawalpindi, chosen by his with the numerous accolades, mother for its balanced mix like admission to the Hall of of tradition and modernity. In Fame by the American Society his youth, he witnessed many of Travel Agents (ASTA), Man of CONTRIBUTION unfavourable circumstances The World by the International Call which drove him and his wife, Hotel Association (IHA) New Ishran Devi, to Shimla in 1922, York, named by Newsweek as where he sought work in the one of the Elite Winners of 1978, capacity of a junior clerk. “You think of money and the PHDCCI Millennium award in If you want to However, his first job was 2000, and the Padma Bhushan contribute content you cannot do the right in DAV United one of a billing clerk in the Hotel in 2001. The British Government Article Series thing, but money will please share 500 Cecil, for which he was paid `50 even conferred the title words content and per month. He, being an ardent always come once you “Rai Bahadur” upon him for his high-resolution do the right thing, so the pictures with us learner, took many additional exceptional services. on davunitedarticle responsibilities, which made him effort should be to do the Mr. Oberoi passed away in @gmail.com win over Mr. Ernest Clarke, the right thing.’’ 2002, but his luxury group of then Manager of that hotel. hotels continue to cater the Mohan Singh Oberoi Mr. Clarke, who also happened world with elegance, comfort to be the owner of Hotel Carlton, and paramount hospitality. .