Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal’s son, Agnivesh Agarwal, 49, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in the United States.
Calling it the darkest day of his life, Agarwal said in a post on X that no words could describe the pain of a parent losing a child, adding that the family was still trying to come to terms with the loss.
Agnivesh, the eldest son of Anil and Kiran Agarwal, was born in Patna on June 3, 1976. He studied at Mayo College in Ajmer before pursuing higher education in the US. Instead of joining the family business immediately, he spent years gaining global exposure in business, finance and corporate governance, experience he later applied while working with Vedanta Group companies.
Anil Agarwal said Agnivesh played a key role in setting up Fujairah Gold and later served as chairman of Hindustan Zinc. He was also a board member of Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), one of Punjab’s largest private thermal power plants. Though he kept a low public profile, Agnivesh was regarded within the Vedanta Group as a thoughtful and visionary board member.
He had earlier suffered injuries in a skiing accident in the US and was undergoing treatment at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where he was said to be recovering. “We believed the worst was behind us, but fate had other plans,” Agarwal wrote, adding that a sudden cardiac arrest claimed his son’s life.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences, calling Agnivesh’s passing “deeply shocking and saddening,” and prayed for strength and courage for the Agarwal family.
After son’s death, Anil Agarwal reaffirms 75% wealth donation vow
Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal has renewed his long-standing pledge to donate more than 75% of his wealth to society following the sudden death of his son, Agnivesh, in the United States.
In an emotional post on X, Agarwal recalled their shared vision of a self-reliant India and quoted his son’s belief that the country lacked nothing and should never fall behind. “We dreamed of a nation where no child sleeps hungry, no child is denied education, every woman stands on her own feet, and every young Indian has meaningful work,” he wrote, adding that he had promised Agnivesh to give back most of what he earned. “I renew that promise today and resolve to live an even simpler life.”
Calling it the darkest day of his life, Agarwal said Agnivesh had been recovering well at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after a skiing accident before a sudden cardiac arrest claimed his life. He said his son’s legacy would live on through the lives he touched.
