Vedanta's Anil Agarwal will give away 75% wealth to fulfil dead son's wish
With his son's death, Anil Agarwal says his commitment to give away over 75% of earnings stands firm, signalling a deeper shift toward philanthropy, simpler living, and long-term social investment beyond business success. Billionaire industrialist and Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has renewed his long-standing pledge to give away more than 75% of his wealth to society, following the sudden death of his son, Agnivesh, in the United States. Calling it “the darkest day” of his life, Agarwal said his 49-year-old son died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest while recovering from injuries sustained in a skiing accident. Agnivesh was being treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the family believed he was on the path to recovery. “We believed the worst was behind us. But fate had other plans,” Agarwal said in a deeply emotional statement, describing a loss that has left the family shattered. “A son is not meant to leave before his father.” Born in Patna on June 3, 1976, Agniv...