Sahgal was born as Lakshmi Swaminathan in Madras (now known as Chennai) 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 the Vadakkath family of Anakkara in Palghat, Kerala.
Lakshmi | Lakshmi Menon | Lakshmi Narasimha | Lakshmi Mittal | Sethu Lakshmi Bayi | Padma Lakshmi | Lakshmi Shankar | Lakshmi Menon (model) | Lakshmi Menon (actress) | Silver coin of the '''Kuninda''' Kingdom, c. 1st century BCE.
'''Obv:''' Deer standing right, crowned by two cobras, attended by Lakshmi | Nayantara Sahgal | Lakshmi Tatma | Lakshmi Puja | Lakshmi puja | Lakshmi Persaud | Lakshmi Narayan | Lakshmi Mazumdar | Lakshmi College | Lakshmi (actress) | Gita Sahgal | Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann | Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham |