about Kapil Dev Aggarwal

Kapil Dev Aggarwal was born 29^th September 1967 to Smt Sushila Devi and Sh Raj Kumar Aggarwal. His father was a lawyer. His paternal Grand father Lala Mela Ram Aggarwal was also a lawyer. His great grand father Sh Duni Chand Aggarwal was a farmer and landlord. His mother Smt Sushila Devi was a housewife. She was born on October 30th 1929 at Ludhiana. She did her schooling from Aryan Girls school, Ludhiana. She did her graduation from Punjab University through correspondence. Her father Late Sh Girdhari Lal was a Banker.  Sh Girdhari Lal’s father Sh Ram Rattan (my maternal great grand father was a lawyer). Sh Ram Rattan's father Sh Rura Mal was a revenue officer.

1967-1982; From lower kinder garden to 10^th, Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal studied at Government senior secondary school, sector 16, Chandigarh. At school he took active part in independence day and republic day celebrations, science, math exhibitions, dramas and programmes. He topped in science and mathematics but lagged in history, arts and languages. His Principle, Vice Principle or Class teacher had full trust and faith in him. They would always call him if they needed anything done by a student. They felt they could trust him to get things done. His School Leaving Character certificate reads; “He bears a good moral character. He stood first in all schools science fair (maths deptt). He is excellent student with amiable manners”. The latter two lines were additionally written by the then Vice Principal by way of special appreciation.

He is an avid reader. His mother inculcated habit of reading right in him from his childhood. she gave him books on Martyr Bhagat Singh, martyr Chander Shekhar Azad, martyr Udham Singh etc to read and told him stories of freedom movement. His mother made him member of state library at age 12. Habit of reading continues till date. He has a personal library of about 500+ books. He has read all of them and some more than once. 

1983-1987; For +2 and graduation studies, Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal joined Government College, sector 11. Since he was top in merit list, he was offered free education and books given to meritorious students. he declined, asking these be given to needy students as his father can afford to pay. In 11^th class, he stood second in arts in entire college and second in economics in entire University. He always opened the books just a month before the exams. He did his graduation in commerce with honors from government college sector 11 Chandigarh. He was in charge of organizing party of B. Com II year which gave farewell to B. Com III final years students. Next year when his batch i.e. B Com III was to be given farewell, he was approached by B Com II year students to assist them in organizing farewell to his batch which he willingly did. B. Com II years students gave tag names to every student of B Com III. They gave tag of "Mr Government college" to Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal, by way of special appreciation for being only one to win prizes in all spheres of activities in college; arts (music), sports (sailing) and academics.  

1988-1991; He joined professional law course in Punjab University and Chartered Accountant course from central Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi. He did CA training from SKM associates, Jain and Associates and industrial training from Punjab Tractors Ltd. He passed both intermediate and final exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in first attempt. He qualified professional chartered accountant course and professional law course in 1988.  

1991-1995; He opted for legal profession.  For first year he practiced as trial attorney at District courts then at sector 17, Chandigarh. In 1991, later he shifted to High Court. He worked in offices of Sh NK Sodhi, Sh HS Mattewal, Sh Ashok Aggarwal and Sh Gopal Kirshan Chatrath and later independent practice. He specialized in Civil law, corporate laws and laws dealing with commercial and financial matters excluding tax. 

1996-2005; Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal is  an avid traveller. He has travelled alone on backpack for 3-4 weeks each year to various places including Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh i.e. Hyderabad, Banglore, Mysore, Bandiour/madhumalai,  Ooty, Coonur, Cochin, Anthirimpally water falls, Munar, Periyar lake and wild life Sanctuary, Trivandrum, kovlam, veli and shanghumugam beaches and Padmanabah Temple, Kanyakumari, Kotlam water Falls and Mudarai, Rameshwaram, Chennai etc. His interest in Historical places also took him to Sirpur Chattisgarh, where an underground ancient city was recently discovered. 

His mother was suffering from arthritis of both knee joints and lumbar-dylitis. She was on wheel chair since 1987. From 2000 to 2004, Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal also took his mother to tour various places which can be visited by road in own Car. They visited Kullu, Manali, Naldhera, Narkanda, Tatta pani, Mashobra, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, Chamba in Himachal, chittorgarh, Jaipur, Ranthambore, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaiselmer, Pushkar, Kumblegarh fort, Jain Temple Ranakpur, Haldi Ghati, Bundi, Mt Abu, Bikaner in Rajasthan and also Delhi. A particular incident is still very much alive in his memory. At Ranthambore a waiter would always hang around, when asked why he was taking special interest? The waiter replied that during his entire career, he has seen people bringing their wife, children, friends or girlfriends to visit here, but has never seen anyone bringing his aged and infirm mother to visit. He had heard and later read about about shravan Kumar, but for first time in his life, he has come across a real Shravan Kumar.   He does not want to loose this lifetime opportunity and hence he was always near.  

At Umed Bhawan Jodhpur

Umed Bhawan Jodhpur

 Smt Sushila Devi, Mother of Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal expired at the age of 76 on 5^th September 2005. 

2005-2010; The day Kapil Dev Aggarwal reached the level where he was charging Rs 1 lakh per hearing or per hour he realised that, at that level there is huge judicial corruption. This Judicial corruption and incompetence, taught Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal that for Judges a Rupee one telephone call from a friend colleague or some known one is more important than their oath to uphold truth and law. Orders of judges have no connection with truth facts on records, constitution Acts or common sense. They are based on settings, money value face value and/ or sex value or any other considerations other than constitution and records. Judges lie about records amend them conceal them invent them to justify the their own perversion to arrive at a pervert order. Hence he decided to fight Judicial corruption and to fight for upholding Truth, Justice and Law. Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal knew that he needs enough savings to last him his lifetime if he has to take up cudgels against a corrupt Institution as powerful as Judiciary. He therefore fixed a target of savings which will last his lifetime. He concentrated next few years solely in achieving Saving target. In 2011, he achieved his target of savings, he left practice and he become a fighter against Judicial Corruption and a crusader / Social activist to end judicial corruption and for social and economic reforms. 

2010-2012; Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal visited London, Paris, Brussels, Switzerland and Germany as tourist. 

Switzerland

 In 2012, Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal visited United States for a month traveling coast to coast including; New York, Washington DC, Niagara falls, Orlando - Disney land, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, Florida, Grand Canyon, Bahamas Cruise etc.

2011-2013; In 2011, Kapil Dev Aggarwal joined Anna Hazare’s movement of “India against corruption” and sat with hundreds others on Dharna at Jantar Manter and Ram Lila Maidan. On 26th November 2012, He founded Aam Aadmi Party in Chandigarh.  
 

govt permission to SH KD Aggarwal for launch of Aam Aadmi party Chandigarh

press news of launch of Aam Aadmi Party Chandigarh on 26.11.2012 with KD Aggarwal as founder convener.

However when he came into contacts with people at Delhi i.e. Kejriwal and Co, he realized that Aam aadmi Party is as corrupt and communal as Congress and host of others parties which wooed a particular segment of society. Disillusioned, he left Aam Aadmi Party in 2013.   

2014-2016; On 31^st March 2014, SH Raj Kumar Aggarwal father of Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal suffered a right hip joint fracture. His Hip was replaced and after 6 months he against started walking normally. However on 18^th January 2015 he again fell while walking and this time he fractured his left hip joint. The left Hip was also replaced. His father was again bed ridden for another six months. Thereafter his father avoided walking and preferred to stay Home. His suffered stroke and partial paralysis in April and again in May 2015. His father was again suffered breakdown and stopped any intake in month of Jan/Feb 2016 and had to be hospitalized. He recovered from it but never fully. His father left for his heavenly abode on 18th August 2016 at age 94. 

2016-; Presently Sh Kapil Dev Aggarwal is a Writer, Historian, Economist, Analyst and Social reformer. He is also fighting corruption in Judiciary and fighting to  uphold truth and law.  He has a blog 'Lies your teacher taught you' on History and Economics. His present blog deals with issues related to corruption in judiciary, executive and legislature, social reforms and also his family history. He lives alone and still raises his voice against judicial corruption and social reforms whenever the situation arises.

Kapil Dev Aggarwal