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MBD Group celebrates its 7th Founder’s Day

MBD Group, the leading education company in India with large diversified operations in hospitality and retail developments observed its 7th Founder’s Day on 10th July 2017 in New Delhi amid much fanfare. The event also marked the 72nd birth anniversary of the founder of The MBD Group, Ashok Kumar Malhotra.

Founder’s Day is the most awaited event for every member of MBD family. As part of celebrations to commemorate his legacy, a book encapsulating the persona and beliefs of the founder, aptly titled “Our Founder Says” was launched on the occasion. The book reflects the vision and guiding principles that led to the creation and grand success of the MBD group, not only in the field of education but also in hospitality, retail developments and much more.

Since recognitions are more like a motivating force for the MBDians to shine, there were felicitations of best performers that encourage them to scale greater heights with their determination and hard work. To make a contribution to the children education of their employees, select scholarships were offered by MBD Group. Moreover, the celebration provided a great platform to the team members to showcase the spirit of MBD Group. MBDians from the different verticals exhibited various inspiring acts as well as dance performances. MBD Group has thrived over six decades of its existence and has always stayed true to its core value of providing education to all with its mission “for every literate person there should be an MBD Book.”

On this occasion, Satish Bala Malhotra, chairperson, MBD Group said, “The success of MBD Group can be attributed to the undying spirit of hard-work and innovation of our Founder. He believed in ‘Education for all’ and that is what propelled him to work for the upliftment, well-being and betterment of the masses. He believed that every human being is endowed with the potential to excel and encouraged every member of his team to be brilliant.”

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