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Sehgal
Sehgal, Saigal, Sahgal, or Saigol is a Punjabi Khatri surname, originating from Punjab in India and Pakistan. Notable people Art *Amarnath Sehgal, Indian sculptor. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan. *Deep Sehgal, British filmmaker *Kabir Sehgal, Multi Grammy winning composer, American navy officer and financial executive. *Ikram Sehgal, Pakistani Army officer and defence analyst *Ramesh Saigal, Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor *Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author *Tino Sehgal, Indian British-German artist Business * Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Indian-Australian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. Entertainment * Aditi Saigal "Dot", Indian actress * Akashdeep Saigal, Indian TV actor, BiggBoss contestant * Amit Saigal, Indian rock musician * Baba Sehgal, rapper and actor * Dhruv Sehgal, actor and director * K. L. Saigal (1904-1947), Indian actor and singer * Mohit Sehgal, Indian actor * Shashikala Saigal, Indian actress * Sonal Sehgal, television actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabir Sehgal
Kabir Sehgal is an American author, composer, producer, navy officer, military veteran, investment banker, and financial executive. He is the ''New York Times'' and ''Wall Street Journal'' bestselling author of twelve books. He has also won five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards as a record producer. He was previously a vice president at JPMorgan Chase and worked at First Data Corporation.Best Sellers ''The New York Times''. February 10, 2015 Education Sehgal was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended The Lovett School.Dodd, D. Ailee[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amita Sehgal
Amita Sehgal is a molecular biologist and chronobiologist in the Department of Neuroscience at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Sehgal was involved in the discovery of ''Drosophila'' TIM and many other important components of the ''Drosophila'' clock mechanism.Pennsylvania scientist played role in research that won 2017 Nobel Prize https://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/10/pennsylvania_scientist_contrib.html Sehgal also played a pivotal role in the development of ''Drosophila'' as a model for the study of sleep. Her research continues to be focused on understanding the genetic basis of sleep and also how circadian systems relate to other aspects of physiology. Education and early career Sehgal grew up in India, and earned her BSc as an undergraduate at Delhi University and her MSc at Jawaharlal Nehru University, both in New Delhi, India. She began pursuing her PhD in cell biology and genetics at Cornell University in 1983. It was here, while study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Sehgal
Harjeet Singh "Baba" Sehgal, is an Indian rapper. He was widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper. He is also involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry, and works in several different languages' media. He was a contestant in the reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2006. Life and career Early career Born and raised in Lucknow, Baba Sehgal graduated with a B.Tech from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Nainital. His entertainment career began in the 1990s, when he emerged as part of the Indipop scene, and released an album which got frequent airplay on MTV India. Since then he has been a popular figure on the rap scene, with hits such as 'Thanda Thanda Paani' (which sampled Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby", which in turn sampled Queen's "Under Pressure") 'Manjula' and 'Dil Dhadke'. Music Sehgal's first album was ''Dilruba'' (1990), followed by ''Alibaba'' (1991). Then came his biggest hit album ''Thanda Thanda Pani'' (1992), which sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarnath Sehgal
Amar Nath Sehgal (5 February, 1922 – 28 December, 2007) was a noted Indian modernist sculptor, painter, poet and art educator. He started his career as an engineer in Lahore, and later turned to art. He shifted to Delhi after partition of India in 1947, and in 1950 studied art education from New York University School of Education. Subsequently, became an art educator, teaching at College of Art, Delhi, and in time a noted modern sculptor to his generation. Though he also ventured into painting, drawings and poetry. In 1979, Amar Nath Sehgal set up his studio in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and lived between Luxembourg and India until his return to New Delhi in 2004. His long romance with Luxembourg goes back to 1966 when he had his first solo exhibition at the Musée National d'Histoire et d'Arts in Luxembourg-City. His iconic bronze bust sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi in the Municipal Park in Luxembourg celebrates the strong connection he had with Luxembourg. The bronze b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohit Sehgal
Mohit Sehgal (born 3 December 1985) is an Indian television actor. He is known for his roles of Samrat in ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', Somendra in ''Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal'' and Jay in '' Naagin 5''. Career After an unnoticed role in the 2007 film ''Delhii Heights'', Sehgal entered TV industry playing Samrat Shergill, one of the leads opposite Sanaya Irani in the daily soap ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' (2008–2010) which aired on Star One. In 2010 he hosted ''Zara Nachke Dikha'' and ''Meethi Choori No 1''. After participating in '' Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout'', he played supporting roles in ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' and '' Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka''. Sehgal next portrayed Siddharth in Star Plus's '' Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan'' opposite Mrunal Thakur(2012–2013). In last quarter of 2013, he was chosen to enact the role of Haider Sheikh opposite Ketki Kadam in romantic drama ''Qubool Hai'' until his exit in 2014. He was also seen in ''Tumhari Paakhi'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonal Sehgal
Sonal Sehgal (born 13 July 1981) is an Indian actress who debuted on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed ''Aashayein (film)'' directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor where she was cast opposite John Abraham (actor), John Abraham. She went on to play lead roles in films like ''Future to bright hai ji'' (2012), Mantostaan (2017), and Lihaaf (2019). Personal life She married Naresh Kamath in 2011. Before pursuing an acting career, Sehgal assisted ad filmmaker and director Pradeep Sarkar who made his film debut with Parineeta (2005 film), Parineeta. She also worked as a copywriter for leading advertising agencies in Delhi. The actress turned into a producer with Indo-Latvian sci-fi thriller ''Manny'' in which she played a lead role opposite Russian actor Jurijs Dyakonovs. Career Films ''Aashayein'' was directed by the national award-winning director Nagesh Kukunoor. Sehgal was cast opposite John Abraham (actor), John Abraham, who playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parul Sehgal
Parul Sehgal is an American literary critic based in New York, who publishes primarily in American venues. She is a former senior editor and columnist at ''The New York Times Book Review'', and was one of the team of book critics at ''The New York Times''. As of December 2021, she was a staff writer at ''The New Yorker'', a position she was first reported to have taken in July 2021. She teaches in the graduate creative writing program at New York University. Early life and education Sehgal was born outside Washington, D.C., and was raised in India, Hungary, the Philippines and Northern Virginia. She studied political science at McGill University in Montreal. After graduating, she traveled to Delhi to work at an NGO. After returning to the US, she earned an MFA from Columbia University. Career Seghal was an editor at ''Publishers Weekly''. In 2012, she became an editor at ''The New York Times Book Review''. Sehgal was a ''The New York Times'' book critic from 2017 to 2021. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Vivek Chaand Sehgal (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian-Australian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. Sehgal is the chairman and co-founder of Samvardhana Motherson Group, an auto parts manufacturer. Early life Sehgal was born on 1 February 1957 in Delhi, India. He did his schooling from Birla Public School in Pilani, Rajasthan. Sehgal earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi. Career Sehgal’s grandfather was a well-known jeweller. In 1975 Sehgal co-founded Samvardhana Motherson Group with his mother, and entered the silver trade. Samvardhana Motherson Group's future in the silver industry was placed in jeopardy after a competitor faced bankruptcy. Samvardhana Motherson Group became a manufacturer of auto components instead, eventually forming a partnership with Sumitomo Electric and acquired eleven companies in twelve years. Sehgal served as managing director from 1975 until 1995 and stepped back from the day-to-day operations of the business, and has sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikram Sehgal
Ikram Sehgal ( ur, ; bn, ইকরাম সেহগাল) is a Pakistani defence analyst and security expert. He is a retired Pakistan Army officer. Personal life Sehgal was born to a Punjabi father and Bengali mother. On his mother's side, Bengali politicians Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and J.A. Rahim were his grandmother's first cousins. Early life and education Sehgal spent his entire childhood, adolescence and education in the former East Pakistan, i.e. today's Bangladesh. His father was a commanding officer of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment. When 2nd East Bengal Regiment was in Comilla, he studied in a convent school there. He spent several years of his school life in Comilla. His college life started in Sylhet. His father was then the Sector Commander of EPR in Sylhet. He was admitted to MC College, Sylhet. Later he was admitted to Notre Dame College in Dhaka. From there he joined the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul in 1964 as a cadet of the 34 PMA Long Course. Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Sehgal Saikia
Sabina Sehgal Saikia, (ca. 1963 – 29 November 2008), an Indian food journalist, restaurant reviewer, and editor for the ''Delhi Times'' in Delhi, India, was known for her column "Main Course." She was a victim of a 2008 Mumbai attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. Personal Sabina Sehgal Saikia is survived by her family, including her husband, Shantanu Saikia, and the couple's fourteen-year-old daughter and eleven-year-old son. She was sometimes called "Ma Sehgal". Career Saikia was the consulting editor of the Times of India where she started in the eighties, and a well-known food-critic. Sehgal changed direction and covered the Enforcement Directorate and CBI. She had a column in the Delhi Times called, Main Course, that was very popular on the eating out life in India. The column would review one restaurant a week very critically and was said to have the power to make or break a restaurant. Saikia was considered India's leading food critic and restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Sahgal
Lakshmi Sahgal () (born Lakshmi Swaminathan; 24 October 1914 – 23 July 2012) was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government. Lakshmi is commonly referred to in India as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her rank when taken prisoner in Burma during the Second World War. Early life Captain Lakshmi was born to a Tamil brahmin father and Malayali Nair ( Menon) mother as Lakshmi Swaminathan in Madras on 24 October 1914 to S. Swaminathan, a lawyer who practiced criminal law at Madras High Court, and A.V. Ammukutty, better known as Ammu Swaminathan, a social worker and independence activist from an aristocratic Nair family known as "Vadakkath" family of Anakkara, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, British India. She is the elder sister of Mrinalini Sarabhai. Lakshmi studied in Queen Mary's College and later chose to study medicine and received an MBBS degree from Madr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruv Sehgal
Dhruv Sehgal (born 19 March 1990) is an Indian actor, writer and director. He is best known for his work in Dice Media's '' Little Things'', where he portrayed Dhruv Vats alongside Mithila Palkar. Life and career Sehgal is from Delhi. After completing his school in London, he studied at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune. Sehgal worked as an associate director and co-editor for the documentaries '' Baavra Mann'' (2013) and ''I Am Offended!'' (2015). His short film ''Kunal'' won the Golden Gateway Dimensions Mumbai Award at the Mumbai Film Festival, 2016 and was selected for the Mumbai International Film Festival. He has written, acted and directed comedy sketches for Filter Copy and conceptualised three of Dice Media's webseries. He took the lead in the series ''Little Things'', opposite Mithila Palkar Mithila Palkar (born 11 January 1993) is an Indian actress known for her characters in the TV series ''Girl in the City'' and Netflix's '' Little Things' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
