M.S. Oberoi was born in 1898 in undivided Punjab and helped establish the Indian hotel industry. He took over operations of the Grand Hotel in Calcutta in 1938 and acquired the largest hotel chain in India in 1943. Some of Oberoi's accomplishments include opening India's first modern 5-star hotel, the Oberoi International in Delhi in 1965. Today the Oberoi Group owns or manages 37 luxury hotels worldwide. M.S. Oberoi received many honors for his work including being named to the Rajya Sabha and receiving the Padma Bhushan award.