Sehgal, Saigal, Sahgal, or Saigol is a Punjabi Khatri surname, originating from

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Notable people

Art

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 ...

, Indian sculptor. He was awarded the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

. *

Deep Sehgal Deep Sehgal is a British film-maker whose work includes the Emmy nominated series ''Soul Deep'', ''India with Sanjeev Bhaskar'' and ''Selling Jesus''. After graduating with degrees in philosophy from the universities of Dundee and Grenoble, Sehg ...

, British filmmaker *

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 ...

, Multi Grammy winning composer, American navy officer and financial executive. *

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, ...

, Pakistani Army officer and defence analyst *

Ramesh Saigal Ramesh Saigal was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor in Hindi language films. Professional life His major work includes ''Railway Platform'' (1955), ''Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1961) and ''Ishq Par Zor Nahin'' (1970). He wa ...

, Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor *

Nayantara Sahgal Nayantara Sahgal (born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer who writes in English. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. She was awarded the 1986 S ...

, Indian author *

Tino Sehgal Tino is an Italian name or nickname, often a diminutive of the names Agostino, Costantino, Martino, Antonino, Valentino, Giustino, Sabatino, Faustino, and other names ending in -tino. Tino may refer to: People Given name * Tino Ausenda (1 ...

, Indian British-German artist

Business

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 Febru ...

, Indian-Australian billionaire businessman and entrepreneur.

Entertainment

* Aditi Saigal "Dot", Indian actress *

Akashdeep Saigal Akashdeep Saigal is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of ''Ansh Virani'' and ''Eklavya Virani'' in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' as well as participating in '' Bigg Boss 5''. Personal life Saigal's father and older brot ...

, Indian TV actor, BiggBoss contestant * Amit Saigal, Indian rock musician *

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 contesta ...

, rapper and actor *

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 ...

, actor and director *

K. L. Saigal Kundan Lal Saigal, often abbreviated as K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centred in Kolkata during Saigal's time, but is ...

(1904-1947), Indian actor and singer *

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 fi ...

, Indian actor * Shashikala Saigal, Indian actress *

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 ...

, television actress

Freedom struggle

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. La ...

(1914-2012), Indian Independence revolutionary *

Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal Manmohini Sahgal (née Zutshi, 1909–1994) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family. Biography Her father was a nephew to Motilal Nehru, and she was therefore Jawaharlal Nehru's first cousin ...

, Indian freedom fighter *

Prem Sahgal Lieutenant colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal (25 March 1917 – 17 October 1992) was an officer of the British Indian Army. After becoming a Japanese prisoner of war, he served as an officer in the Indian National Army, which was led by Subhas Chandra B ...

, Indian independence activist, served in

Azad Hind Fauj The Indian National Army (INA; ''Azad Hind Fauj'' ; 'Free Indian Army') was a Collaboration with the Axis powers, collaborationist armed force formed by Indian collaborators and Imperial Japan on 1 September 1942 in Southeast Asia during Worl ...

Law and journalism

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 Yo ...

, he is a former senior editor and columnist at ''

The New York Times Book Review ''The New York Times Book Review'' (''NYTBR'') is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times'' in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely rea ...

.'' * Sabina Sehgal, Indian food journalist, restaurant reviewer, and editor for the Delhi Times *

Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Sangita Dhingra Sehgal (born: 20 June 1958) is an Indian Jurist. She is former Judge of Delhi High Court from 15 December 2014. She had tendered her resignation from the post on 21 May 2020 and demitted the office on 30 May 2020. Career ...

, former Judge of Delhi High Court

Politics

Amar Singh Sahgal Amar Singh Sahgal (born at Bilaspur, February, 1903 ) was member of 1st Lok Sabha from Bilaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Madhya Pradesh State, India. He was member of 4th Lok Sabha from Bilaspur. He was elected to 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha ...

, Indian politician

Science

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 ...

, molecular biologist at

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

. She was involved in the discovery of ''Drosophila'' TIM and other important components of the ''Drosophila'' clock mechanism * Narender K. Sehgal, Indian physicist, scientific administrator, and science populariser. *

Sunil Saigal Sunil Saigal ( hi, सुनील सैगल), is an Indian-born American engineer. Education Saigal obtained his bachelor's degree (Civil Engineering) at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India in 1978, obtaining a masters in Structure ...

, Indian-born American engineer, former dean of the Newark College of Engineering at

New Jersey Institute of Technology {{Infobox university , name = {{nowrap, New Jersey Institute of Technology , image = New Jersey IT seal.svg , image_upright = 0.9 , former_names = Newark College of Engineering (1930–1975)Ne ...

Suri Sehgal Surinder Mohan (Suri) Sehgal is an Indian-American philanthropist with a long career as a crop scientist, seedsman, entrepreneur, and leading expert in the global hybrid seed industry. His research and professional successes in the areas of plant ...

, crop scientist, seedsman, philanthropist

Sports

Ravi Sehgal Ravi Sehgal (born 2 May 1971) is an Indian former cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Delhi between 1993 and 1996. See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or ...

, Indian cricketer

References

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