Kansal is a
surname
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originating in
northern India
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. It is one of the Gotra of Agarwal tribe.
According to legend,
King Agrasen had 18 children and divided his kingdom among them, hence establishing the 18 gotras. Collectively, the 18 gotras are known as ''Agarwal'', one of the most influential trading communities in northern India.
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/ref> During the Mughal rule, and during the British East India Company
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administration, some Agrawals migrated to Bihar and Calcutta, who became the major component of the Marwaris
The Agarwal caste is also popularly known as Baniya. Members of the Agrawal community are known for their extraordinary business skills and have for many years been influential and prosperous in India. Even in modern-day tech and ecommerce companies, they continue to dominate. It was reported in 2013, that for every 100 in funding for e-commerce companies in India, 40 went to firms founded by Agarwals
Prominent contributors in business
* Anil Agarwal (industrialist), Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman of Vedanta Limited
* Radhe Shyam Agarwal, co-founder and executive chairman of Emami
* Raamdeo Agrawal, co founder of Motilal Oswal Group
* Sanjay Agarwal, MD & CEO of AU Small Finance Bank
* Narendra Bansal, founder and owner of Intex Technologies
* Naresh Goyal, founder, Jet Airways
* Subhash Chandra, chairman of Essel Group
* Sanjay Dalmia, chairman of Dalmia group
* Rohtas Goel, founder of Omaxe
* Qimat Rai Gupta,Founder and MD Havells
* Om Prakash Jindal, founder and owner of the Jindal Group
* Savitri Jindal, chairperson of JSW Steel
* Lakshman Das Mittal, owner and chairman of Sonalika Group
* Lakshmi Mittal, chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal
* Som Mittal, former president of NASSCOM
* Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Airtel
** Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO, Oyo Rooms
** Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO, Ola Cabs
** Dinesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of IndiaMART
** Parag Agrawal, CEO of Twitter
** Anjali Bansal, founder, Avaana Capital
** Binny Bansal, co-founder, Flipkart
** Jyoti Bansal, founder, AppDynamics
** Mukesh Bansal, co-founder and former CEO, Myntra, co-founder and CEO Cure Fit
** Rohit Bansal, co-founder and COO, Snapdeal
** Sachin Bansal, co-founder, Flipkart
** Kavin Bharti Mittal, founder, hike Messenger
See also
*Aggarwal
*Vaishya
References
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Gotras of Agarwal
Indian surnames