Singhal
Singhal (Hindi: सिंघल) is an Indian surname that has origins in the Sanskrit word simha, meaning leonine. Variant spellings include Singal. According to the Agrawal legends, it is one of the 18 gotras established by Agrasen.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Ashok Singhal, Ex- International President of the Hindu organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad
- Amit Singhal, Head of Google Inc.'s Core Ranking Team
- Ira Singhal, Indian bureaucrat
- Krishan Chandra Singhal, Indian pharmacologist
- Arvind Singhal, Indian writer
- Bhim Singhal, Indian neurologist
- Supra Singhal, Ugandan swimmer
- Lokesh Kumar Singhal, Indian metallurgical engineer
- Manimala Singhal, Indian cricketer
- Salil Singhal, Indian businessman
- Chand Singhal, Indian politician
- Ram Kishan Singhal, Indian politician
Alternate spelling
Notable people with the surname Sehgal include:
- Akashdeep Saigal, Indian television actor
- Amin Saigol, founder of a Punjabi Shaikh business family of Pakistan
- Baba Sehgal, rapper and actor
- Bittu Sahgal, environmental activist, associated with Project Tiger and Sanctuary magazine
- Deep Sehgal, British filmmaker
- Ehsan Sehgal, poet, writer and journalist
- Gita Sahgal, writer and journalist on issues of feminism, fundamentalism, and racism, director of prize-winning documentary films, and human rights activist
- Kundan Lal Saigal, pioneer Hindi singer and legendary Bollywood actor
- Lakshmi Sahgal, revolutionary, Communist, and Presidential Candidate; of the Rani of Jhansi brigade of the Indian National Army and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Mohit Sehgal, Indian television actor
- Nayantara Sahgal, prominent author and niece of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Prem Kumar Sahgal, officer of the Indian National Army
- Sarika Sehgal, Indo-Canadian journalist
- Sonal Sehgal, television actress
- Tino Sehgal, a British-German artist
- Zohra Sehgal, Indian film and stage actress
See also
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