PRESENTATION ON.

RAI BAHADUR
MOHAN SINGH
OBEROI
(1898-2002)

Guided ByProf. V. Mishra

Presented ByAshish Jain

MOHAN SINGH OBEROI

(15 AUGUST 18983 MAY 2002)

M.S.Oberoi was a renownedIndianhotelier, widely

regarded as the father of 20th century India's hotel
business, was the founder Chairman of Oberoi Hotels &
Resorts.
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, India's second-largest hotel
company, with 35 luxury hotels in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Egypt, Australia and Hunary.
He is acknowledged for putting the Indian
hoteliering on the global map by successfully establishing
noted hotel brands like Oberoi and Trident worldwide.

HISTORY
Beginning of Hotel Empire
In 1934, M.S. Oberoi acquired The Clarkes Hotel from
his mentor, by mortgaging his wife's jewelry and all his
assets.
In 1938, he signed a lease to takeover operations of
the five
hundred room Grand Hotel in Calcutta, which
was up for sale following cholera-epidemic.
In 1943, Mohan Singh Oberoi, acquired the
controlling
interest in the Associated Hotels of India
(AHI) which owned the Cecil, and Corstophans in Shimla,
the Maidens and the Imperial in
Delhi, & a hotel each in
Lahore, Murree, Rawalpindi & Peshawar. He
thus became
the first Indian to run the largest and finest hotel chain.

HISTORY
Early Life
M.S. Oberoi was born on August 15, 1898, in the
erstwhile undivided Punjab, now in Pakistan. He did his
early schooling in Rawalpindi and completed his
graduation from Lahore.
In 1922, M.S. Oberoi started his hotel career with a
lowpaid billing clerk position atShimla'sThe Cecil at a
salary of Rs.50
per month.
M.S. Oberoi was a quick learner and shouldered many
additional responsibilities along with the job of desk clerk.
At the Clarkes Hotel, M.S. Oberoi gained first hand
experience in all aspects of hotel operations.

HISTORY
Role as politician and a business statesman
In 1948, he established East India Hotels now known as
EIH Ltd., whose first acquisition was the OberoiGrand
HotelinCalcutta.
In April 1955, he was elected President of the
Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India and
in 1960 was endowed as the President of Honour of the
Federation for life.
He also participated in legislative politics by winning
elections to theRajya Sabhafor two terms, first from April
1962 to
March 1968 and thereafter again from April 1972 to
April 1978,
he was also elected to the FourthLok Sabhain
April 1968 and
remained a Member of that House till
December 1970.
One very notable hotel industry milestone came in
1965 when, in partnership with international hotel chains, he
opened the
Oberoi Intercontinental in Delhi, India's first

OBEROI GROUP
TheOberoi Group, founded in 1934, now employs about
12,000 people worldwide and 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
Corporate Air Charters.
The Group has a number of hotels worldwide, latest hotel
additions
being
inSingapore,
Saudi
Arabia,Sri
Lanka,Nepal,EgyptandAfrica.

OBEROI GROUP
Generally Oberoi Group works upon three
categories-

OBEROI GROUP
Business Hotels
Internationally
recognized
for
all-round
excellence
and unparalleled levels of service, and
the business ravelers
acknowledge Oberoi Group as
amongst the finest Business
Hotels. This was
reaffirmed recently in Cond Nast Traveler,
Business
Travel Awards, a readers poll of business travelers, in
which Oberoi Hotels & Resorts was rated the best hotel
chain in the world (outside the US).
The Oberoi Hotels are located in key metro
cities of
India and are renowned for their
contemporary design
complemented by impeccable
service and downtown
locations that is close to the
business and shopping districts.
Located inNew
Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon and Banglore they
are
recognized amongst the leading hotels in these cities.

OBEROI GROUP
Leisures Hotels
Luxury as a unique, memorable & personal
experience
is core to the Oberoi philosophy. It
encompasses every element
of a guests stay at the
Oberoi hotels that creatively combine
breathtaking
locations, luxurious environs and the best of
modern
amenities with personalized and warm service
delivered
with genuine care.
The design and architecture of the hotels, is
inspired by
the historical style of the region. This
coupled with luxurious
interiors that replete with local
arts and crafts, to menus that
offer an extensive
selection of local specialties and classical and folk dance
and music performances.

OBEROI GROUP
Cruisers
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts offer unparalleled
luxury cruise experiences, on the Nile and the
Kerala Backwaters.
The right blend of impeccable service, luxury
and quiet efficiency, hallmarks of Oberoi Hotels
&
Resorts worldwide, make the stay onboard the
Luxury
Cruisers memorable.

OBEROI GROUP-DHARMAS
Oberoi Group works on following principles..
Conduct which is of the highest ethical standards - intellectual, financial
and moral and reflects the highest levels of courtesy and consideration for
others.
Conduct which puts the customer first, the Company second and the self
last.
Conduct, which exemplifies care for the customer through anticipation of
need, attention to detail, excellence, aesthetics and style and respect for
privacy, along with warmth and concern.
Conduct which demonstrates a two-way communication, accepting
constructive debate and dissent whilst acting fearlessly with conviction.
Conduct which demonstrates that people are our key asset, through
respect for every employee, and leading from the front regarding
performance achievements as well as individual development.
Conduct which at all times safeguards the safety, security, health and
environment of our customers, employees and the assets of the Company.

OBEROI GROUP- GLOBALISATION

Globalisation of The Oberoi Group
To place The Oberoi Group on the world map, Mr.
Oberoi
exported management expertise to Australia,
Egypt and Singapore,
where The Oberoi Group took
charge of the management of existing luxury hotels. The
success of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts overseas, in the face of
global competition, greatly enhanced the image of The
Group.
Today, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts are in Indonesia,
Egypt, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia and India add value and
distinction to their host countries.

AWARDS & HONORS

In 1943, Mr. Oberoi was conferred the title of Rai
Bahadur by the British Government in recognition of his
services to the Crown.
Thereafter, Mr. Oberoi won acclaim and received
several national & international awards including admission to
theHall of Fameby the American Society of Travel Agents
(ASTA) &Man of The World awardby the International
Hotel Association (IHA), New York.
He was presented theOrder of The Republic, First
Classby the President of Egypt.
He got anHonorary Doctorate of Business
Administrationfrom the International Management Centre,
Buckingham, UK.
Newsweek named him one of theElite Winners of
1978.
The PHDCCI Millennium award in 2000 was
presented in recognition of his entrepreneurial and business
success.

FINALLY
However,
Mr.
Oberois
achievements
&
successes did not take from his simplicity and oldfashioned charm. He retained, until his death in
May 2002 at the age of 103, a unique humility.
He handovers all his property to his son Mr.
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, and Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi, in
2011, declared his son Vikram Oberoi as the heir of
Oberoi Group.
Mr. M.S. Oberoi was fond of saying, I have been
able to accept the challenge and make good. There
is comfort in knowing that whatever little I have
achieved has also helped to raise the prestige of
my country.

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CECIL, SHIMLA

Place from where Mr. M.S. Oberoi started his

OBEROI, NEW DELHI

Milestone by M.S. Oberoi in 1965-India's first modern five-star,

world-class hotel.

OBEROI UDAIVILAS, UDAIPUR

Ranked #1 in Asia & #5 in the World

by the readers of Travel+Leisure, USA in 2011.

OBEROI RAJVILAS, JAIPUR

Ranked #3 in Asia & #8 in the World by the readers of

OBEROI AMARVILAS, AGRA

Ranked #4 in Asia & #14 in the World by the readers of

Travel+Leisure, USA in 2011.

OBEROI MOTOR VESSEL, VRINDA,

KERALA

OBEROI PHILAE

OBEROI ZAHRA