Kedarnath Aggarwal (Bikanervala) Age, Death, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Kakaji
Profession	Businessman
Famous for	Establishing the brands 'Bikanervala' and 'Bikano'
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year: 1937
Birthplace	Bikaner princely state of British India (later Bikaner city in Rajasthan state of India)
Date of Death	13 November 2023
Place of Death	Delhi, India
Age (at the time of death)	86 Years
Death Cause	Natural death [1]Hindustan
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaish (Baniya)
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Naurati Devi
Children	Son- 3 • Radhey Mohan (Eldest) • Navratan • Ramesh (Youngest) Daughter- 3 • Krishankant • Anju • Suman
Parents	Father- Lal Chand Aggarwal (Sweet maker)
Siblings	Brother- 5 (Elder) • Laxmi Narayan • Jugal Kishore • Har Narayan • Satya Narayan Sister- 1 • Mannu Bai

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kedarnath Aggarwal

• Kedarnath Aggarwal (1937-2023) was an Indian businessman who founded the popular sweet and namkeen brands Bikanervala and Bikano and also served as its chairman. He died in November 2023.

• During his initial teenage years, he started working at his father’s sweet shop ‘Bikaner Mithai Bhandar’ in Bikaner which was opened in 1905. He later toured Mumbai and Kolkata with his brother Satya Narayan Aggarwal before arriving in Delhi in 1955, where they started selling sweets and bhujia as a street vendor. They used to pack the Bikaneri rasgullas and bhujia in paper packets, put them in a bucket, and sell them on the streets.
  

  A photo of the shop of Kedarnath’s father

• Kedarnath Aggarwal talked about an incident from his earliest days in Delhi in an interview and mentioned that only a 3-day stay was permitted in Santlal Khemka Dharamshala in Delhi; however, they were able to stay in the Dharamshala for one month as they carried a letter from one of their known persons of Bikaner.

• After selling the sweets on the streets for a few months, they opened a shop Paranthe Wali Gali in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi, India which they named Bikaneri Bhujia Bhandar. Once, their elder brother Jugal Kishore came to Delhi and visited their shop; however, he became angry with them and said that they were sent to Delhi to spread the fame of Bikaner following which they named their shop Bikanervala.
  

  A photo of Kedarnath Aggarwal’s elder brother, Jugal Kishore Aggarwal

  

  A photo of Kedarnath Aggarwal’s earliest Bikanervala shop

• Over time, many sweets in their shop such as Moong Dal Halwa, Bikaneri Bhujia, and Kaju Katli became popular among the public. They later opened many shops in other parts of Delhi and various cities in India and other countries.
  

  Kedarnath Aggarwal (in white) during the inauguration of one of Bikanervala’s shops

• He created a new brand Bikano in 1988 under which they sold namkeens and other sweets in air-tight packets. In 1995, they teamed up with Lehar, a new brand of PepsiCo, to sell their products. The brands, Bikanervala and Bikano, were later managed by Shyam Sundar Aggarwal and his son, Manish Aggarwal. It was reported in 2023 that there were more than 150 national and international outlets of Bikanervala and has a yearly income of more than Rs 2000 crores.
  

  Shyam Sundar Aggarwal with his daughter and wife during his youth when he joined Kedarnath Aggarwal at Bikanervala

  

  Shyam Sundar Aggarwal with his son, Manish Aggarwal

• Several people paid tribute to him after his death in Delhi on 13 November 2023. ^[2]Hindustan

Bikanervala’s founder sh Kedarnath aggarwal passed away yesterday, man sold bhujiya and samosa in buckets in Chandni Chowk before opening a small shop in Chandni Chowk. Today bikanervala is present in multiple counties and has 60 outlets in India. What a legend.

— Ankit Jain (@indiantweeter) November 14, 2023

• While talking about the popularity of their Bikaneri rasgullas, Kedarnath Aggarwal once revealed that during the festivals, they had to limit the number of rasgullas to 10 rasgullas for each customer so that they could serve the maximum number of customers.
  

  Kedarnath Aggarwal during his 60s when he was actively involved in Bikanervala

• He was fond of travelling and bought a Hindustan Ambassador car in the 1970s.

• He also served as a trustee of the Akhil Bharatiya Aggarwal Sammelan once. ^[3]YouTube – Hindi Khabar Digital