In Memory of

AMRIT L MITTAL

•   01 Dec 2025   /  09:00 AM   -   11:30 AM

ADDRESS: The Matrix Club 808 Illinois Rte 59, Naperville, IL 60540

Amrit Mittal was born on March 22, 1935, in Barnala, Punjab, to Janki Das Mittal and Uttami Devi. He was the youngest of six surviving children.

He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in September 1971 and worked with New York Life Insurance Company as an insurance agent. A devoted contributor to the Hindu American community, he was an active member of the Chicago chapter of VHPA from 1976 onward. He generously supported Hindu activities and extended help to many. Major Chicago Mandirs and organizations could always rely on his unwavering support. He was a regular donor to Ekal Abhiyan and VHPA-led initiatives.

His wife, Shashi Mittal, passed away on December 21, 2024, after which his health declined.

He is survived by his daughters:

* Kumud Gupta
* Anshu Gupta
* Angada Goel

He resided at 215 Rugeley Road, Western Springs, IL 60558.

His ancestral home in Barnala, Punjab, now serves as a Women’s Clinic and Help Center, while the land where the family shop once stood has been a school for grades 1 to 6 since 1983. In 2010, he donated two ambulances for use in the Sangrur District. For over two decades, he was the largest donor to Ekal Vidyalaya, helping fund more than 100 Ekal schools with matching support from NYLIC until 2019. He also supported many major Mandirs and organizations, including Hari Om Mandir, Lemont Hindu Temple, and Shree Bala Ji Mandir in Aurora.

His family’s grain holding facilities and Hatti/Chakki for processed products in Barnala were donated to Seva Bharti Punjab. He contributed annually to Chinmaya Mission and gifted more than 100 copies of Weaver’s Wisdom and other books to Bal Vihar Chinmaya graduation classes.

He shared close friendships with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani, and Narendra Modi, with whom he regularly spoke during Modi’s tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was a major supporter of VHPA events in 1984, 1993, and 2018, and worked tirelessly for the growth of Bharat over 54 years in the United States. He fully financed his elder brother Kewal Krishan Mittal’s global Dharma Prasar Yatra with B.K. Modi.

He will be remembered for his generosity, devotion, and lifelong commitment to service.