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I would travel to boutiques, department stores, and fashion shows with heavy bags of samples and sold the designs myself, virtually door to door. One of my most popular early designs was dubbed “Wish upon a Star,” a tulle ball gown featuring subtle hand-painted stars in the underlining. At the time, beaded gowns made in India were a raging new fashion so we jumped in headfirst. We started the business in my brother’s garage. My brother and I decided on importing women’s evening wear from India. I had always wanted to be an entrepreneur and work for myself. Small jobs like cleaning the dishes, vacuuming, taking the trash out, or even making your own bed were chores I’d never done before because we always had household help, but my brother and sister-in-law made it easier for me by always making me feel at home.Īfter finishing my education, I longed to go back to my country, but I saw a lot of business opportunities here. First I realized how clean and organized America was, and the traffic rules were followed to the T! We came from a middle-class family, but I had a very privileged childhood. Coming to stay in America was a culture shock for me. When I came to this country I stayed with my brother and my sister-in-law, Rita Bhabi, and their two loving children.

At the age of 23, I wanted to stay in India to start my own business, but my father thought it was a good idea that I continue my education in America as my older brother, Rajinder Singh, who was settled there had found great success. When I asked my mother why, she said, “Well, your father loves to listen to the radio for the news and sports, but he thinks it is more important for you to concentrate on your studies, so we will ALL give it up.”Īs a young child I studied in Air Force Bal Bharati School in New Delhi, and later on went to study engineering in Bangalore. I remember one day when my father discovered that I did not get the grades he expected, he asked me what I had spent time doing, and I said, “Well I’ve been listening to the songs on the radio.” The next day when I came home from school, I saw the radio sitting outside the house to be given away. I met incredible people from all cultures, and my horizons expanded greatly.Įducation was my father’s first priority. Even more important was the love that permeated from my parents, not only within our family, but also to all those wonderful souls who came to visit from all over the world. Education, music, and spirituality were a strong ethical base and were the foundations of my home life. The basics of their teachings are meditation, truthfulness, and vegetarianism. I believe all three of them have played a major role in who I am today.

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I come from a very spiritual family, where my grandfather Sant Kirpal Singh Ji, my father Sant Darshan Singh Ji, and my brother, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji, were all the heads of an international spiritual organization that teaches a form of meditation and ethical living to millions of people free of cost. People would stop and say, “Who is this magical lady? Who is she?” Everywhere she went she would always spread the warmth of her love. I remember very vividly that whenever my mom would come to my school to pick me up, she always looked very majestic and gorgeous in a colorful sari. She spoke nine languages and sang in seven. My dear mother, Harbhajan Kaur, was an accomplished singer in the classical Indian tradition. He was also a great spiritual leader and took over the role of president of the World Fellowship of Religions.

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He was extremely loving and full of humility. My father, Darshan Singh Duggal, was a deputy secretary of finance for the government of India and a renowned published poet in the Urdu language. My real name is Manmohan Singh Duggal, but I have always popularly been known as Mac Duggal. Mac Duggal, Founder of Creative Imports and Mac Duggal from an interview with the National Museum of American History, April 8, 2016.