rich 1.0 The story begins with the irrepressible Mohan Singh Oberoi who was born on August 15, 1898, in Bhaun, a small village in undivided Punjab. His father Attar Singh Oberoi was a humble contractor in Peshawar and died early as victim of a deadly cholera epidemic when Mohan was just a few months old. Battling great odds, Mohan first completed his basic education in the village school, matriculated from DAV School in Rawalpindi and passed his intermediate examinations from Lahore. The restless seed of ambition was always a part of his personality and to update his skills, he enrolled in a stenography course in Amritsar, a skill that would come in handy later. Circumstances were such that he needed a job as soon as possible and became a supervisor at the age of 18 in a relative's shoe factory but the factory shut down because of communal unrest and riots. Poverty drove him to Simla in 1922 with his young wife. In Simla, he approached one Mr. Grove, the manager of the upscale hotel Cecil where the British often congregated to escape the summer heat and was hired as a clerk. It is said his demeanour, perfectly knotted tie and smart shoes impressed Grove. His first responsibility was to keep track of the hotel’s coal supplies and mind the deliveries of goods. But he soon climbed to the position of a guest clerk.His salary was just Rs 50 per month. He even impressed Grove's successor Ernest Clarke who promoted him to the post of cashier and stenographer. Moneycontrol Podcast https://audioboom.com/channels/4937727-moneycontrol-podcast Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/35219526/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/6873929/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>