Know Your Agarwal Community
The Pride of Agarwals:
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel and mining company.
Lala Lajpat Rai, the famous Indian author and freedom fighter who was called the Lion of Punjab, is an Agarwal.
Banarsi Das Gupta, the renowned freedom fighter and founder of Maharaj Agrasen Medical College in Agroha, Haryana, belonged to the Agarwal community.
Anil Agarwal, Indian businessman, the founder of Vedanta Resources Corporation, the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India.
O.P. Jindal, was ranked 13th amongst the richest Indians according to the Forbes List. He was awarded the prestigious "Life Time Achievement Award" for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Steel Industry.
Sir Ganga Ram, the 'Father of modern Lahore', is the first modern engineer in India, a leading philanthropist and agriculturist of his times. He built the biggest private enterprise in agriculture in India.
Did you Know?
Literally, Agarwal means the "children of Agrasena" or the "people of Agroha", a city in ancient Kuru Panchala, near Hisar in Haryana region, said to be founded by Agrasena.
Several large business organizations including Bharti Airtel, ArcelorMittal, and The Times Group were founded by members of the Agarwal community.
Agrasen ki Baoli in Delhi is believed to have been built by Agrasen during the Mahabharat era. It was rebuilt in the 14th century by the Agarwal community.
It's good to know that India's leading e-commerce entrepreneurs are Agarwals. Founders of Flipkart, Snapdeal, Yebhi, and Myntra are proud Agarwals!
