Sehgal
Sehgal, also spelled Segal, Saigol, Sahgal or Saigal, is a Punjabi Khatri surname, originating from Punjab in India and Pakistan.
Origins and history
The surname Sehgal is traditionally associated with the Punjabi Khatri community, a prominent mercantile and warrior class in North India, particularly in Punjab.Following the Partition of India in 1947, many Hindu families bearing the surname Sehgal migrated to India, while Muslim families remained in Pakistan. This period was particularly challenging for the Arora-Khatri and Sikh communities, who faced displacement and had to rebuild their lives in new environments.
Notable people
Art
- Amarnath Sehgal, Indian sculptor
- Deep Sehgal, British filmmaker
- Kabir Sehgal, American composer, navy officer and financial executive
- Kiran Segal, Indian classical dancer
- Ikram Sehgal, Pakistani Army officer, security expert and defence analyst
- Ramesh Saigal, Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
- Nayantara Sahgal, Indian author
- Tino Sehgal, British-German artist of Indian origin
Business
- Azam Saigol, Pakistani businessman and politician
- Rafique Saigol, Pakistani businessman and politician
- Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Indian-Australian billionaire businessman
Entertainment
- Akashdeep Saigal, Indian TV actor, BiggBoss contestant
- Amit Saigal, Indian rock musician
- Baba Sehgal, rapper and actor
- Dhruv Sehgal, Indian actor, writer and director
- K. L. Saigal, 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
- Sonnalli Seygall, Indian actress and model
- Sumeet Saigal, Indian actor
- Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer and choreographer
Freedom struggle
- Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian Independence revolutionary
- Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal, Indian freedom fighter
- Prem Sahgal, Indian independence activist, served in the Azad Hind Fauj
Law and journalism
- Gita Sahgal, Indian writer and journalist
- Parul Sehgal, American literary critic, editor and columnist at The New York Times Book Review
- Rubina Saigol, Pakistani feminist scholar and activist
- Sabina Sehgal Saikia, Indian food journalist
- Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, Indian judge
Politics
Science
- Amita Sehgal, American molecular biologist at the University of Pennsylvania
- Bittu Sahgal, Indian environmental activist, writer and conservationist
- Narender K. Sehgal, Indian physicist, scientific administrator, and science populariser
- Sunil Saigal, Indian-born American engineer, dean of the Newark College of Engineering
- Surendra Nath Sehgal, Indian-American microbiologist and pharmaceutical scientist
- Suri Sehgal, Indian-American crop scientist, seedsman, philanthropist