Amit Saigal Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	Papa Rock
Profession(s)	Rock Musician, Impresario, Publisher, Businessman
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 July 1965 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh
Date of Death	5 January 2012
Place of Death	Goa
Age (at the time of death)	46 Years
Death Cause	Drowning
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	St. Joseph's College (SJC), Allahabad (now Prayagraj)
College/University	Muir Central College, Allahabad University, Prayagraj
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Divorced
Family
Wife/Spouse	Shena Gamat (theatre artist, actor) (div.2006)
Children	Daughter- Dot aka Aditi Saigal
Parents	Father- Ashok Kumar Saigal (buisnessperson) Mother- Madhu Saigal
Favourites
Alcoholic Beverage	Beer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amit Saigal

• Amit Saigal belonged to a business family settled in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh.

• After a visit to London during his school days, he got interested in the Western music style. He encouraged like-minded friends to listen to this music style and formed an amateur band.
  

  Amit Saigal (second from left) during his student days

• After his school education, his father wished for him to join the family business and sent him to a printing technology fair in London. Instead of the business-related requirements, he reportedly brought back Western music-related literature.

• Amit Saigal was part of the band, Impact, playing classical rock music.

• In 1993, he and his then-wife Shena Gamat founded India’s first music magazine, Rock Street Journal (RSJ).

• Initially, most of the articles were written by Amit Saigal and gradually a team was formed.

• The magazine’s popularity steadily increased all over India and many bands were introduced and reviewed through it.

• Some music bands that benefitted by featuring on RSJ were Parikrama, Pentagram (of which music composer Vishal Dadlani is a part), and Orange Street.

• He organised various music festivals such as the Great Indian Rock (GIR) Festival, Rocktoberfest, Pub Rock Fest, Global Groove Convention, Jazz Utsav, and India Music Fest.

• After his divorce in 2006, he became a single parent to his only daughter, Aditi Saigal aka Dot, and after his death, she was under the guardianship of his parents.
  

  Amit Saigal with his daughter

• He was on a vacation in Goa with his friends, when he met with the fatal drowning accident while swimming in the sea. By the time the lifeguards found him, he had passed away. His friends reported to the private beach management officers that he suffered from asthma while swimming.

• Though he worked in the rock music genre, the father of the rock community, he liked listening to all styles of music.

• One year after his death, RSJ organised an event called Fully Funtastic as a tribute to its founder, Amit Saigal.