Sabina Sehgal Saikia

Sabina Sehgal Saikia (c. 1963 – 29 November 2008), an Indian food journalist, restaurant reviewer, and editor for the Delhi Times in Delhi, India, was known for her column "Main Course." She was a victim of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.

Personal Sabina Sehgal Saikia is survived by her family, including her husband, Shantanu Saikia, and the couple's fourteen-year-old daughter and eleven-year-old son.

Career Saikia was the consulting editor of the Times of India where she started in the eighties, and a well-known food-critic. Sehgal later changed direction and covered the Enforcement Directorate and CBI. She had a column in the Delhi Times called, Main Course, that was very popular on the eating out life in India. Approximately 170 people were massacred and the hotel was left burning for days while Indian authorities attempted to track down the terrorists whereabouts. Nine of the 10 terrorists were killed during the attacks.