Sehgal

Sehgal, also spelled Segal, Saigol or Saigal, 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.
• Kiran Segal, Indian classical dancer
• 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

• Azam Saigol (1951-2018), Pakistani businessman and politician
• Rafique Saigol (1933-2003), Pakistani businessman and politician
• 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
• Monica Sehgal, Indian actress
• Parvati Sehgal, Indian actress
• Sayyeshaa Saigal, Indian actress
• Sharmin Segal, Indian actress
• Shashikala Saigal, Indian actress
• Sonal Sehgal, Indian actress
• Sumeet Saigal, Indian actor
• Zohra Sehgal (1912-2014), Indian actress and choreographer

Freedom struggle

• Lakshmi Sahgal (1914-2012), Indian Independence revolutionary
• Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal (1909-1994), Indian freedom fighter
• Prem Sahgal (1917-1992), Indian independence activist, served in the Azad Hind Fauj

Law and journalism

• Gita Sahgal, Indian writer and journalist
• Parul Sehgal, former senior editor and columnist at The New York Times Book Review.
• Rubina Saigol (1955-2016), Pakistani feminist scholar and activist
• Sabina Sehgal (1963-2008), Indian food journalist, restaurant reviewer, and editor for the Delhi Times

• Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, former Judge at the Delhi High Court

Politics

• Amar Singh Sahgal, Indian politician

Science

• Amita Sehgal, molecular biologist at University of Pennsylvania. 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, Indian-born American engineer, former dean of the Newark College of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Suri Sehgal, crop scientist, seedsman, philanthropist

Sports

• Ravi Sehgal, Indian cricketer

See also

• Sahgalabad, a small town in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan
• Saigol Group (prononced as Sehgal Group), a group of companies owned by the Saigol family in Pakistan
• Segal (company), human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York