Asha (disambiguation)
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Given names
- IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n female name (HindiHindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: ), from the SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
"wish, desire, hope, awesome, expectation, prospect, success"- Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, an Indian playback singer, for films - Asha ParekhAsha ParekhAsha Parekh is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973.-Early life:...
, an Indian Hindi film actress of 60's and 70's - Asha PuthliAsha PuthliAsha Puthli is an Indian-born singer-songwriter, producer and actress.Best recognized for her daredevil vocals on the "Science Fiction" album by jazz iconoclast Ornette Coleman, Asha Puthli has recorded ten solo albums for labels like EMI, CBS/Sony, and RCA...
, an India-born jazz singer, renowned for her work with Ornette ColemanOrnette ColemanOrnette Coleman is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s....
- Asha Bhosle
- SwahiliSwahili languageSwahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
female name meaning "life" and "great one", likely from Arabic AishaA'isha (name)A'isha is an Arabic female given name....
Institutions / Organizations
- Asha for EducationAsha for EducationAsha for Education is a volunteer-run action group dedicated to radical change in India by focusing on basic education, in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change...
, an Indian charity organisation dedicated to foster education
Popular culture
- Aasha (1957 film)Aasha (1957 film)Aasha, also transliterated as Asha, was a 1957 Hindi film. The film became a box office hit.- Plot :The story tells about Kishore who is good-hearted person and always helps poor people even though he is from Zamindar family. Then he travels to Bombay to stay with his cousin Raj who cheats lots of...
, Hindi film (also transliterated as "Asha") - AashaAashaAasha is a 1980 Hindi movie produced and directed by J. Om Prakash. The film stars Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari, Girish Karnad, Bhagwan and Shakti Kapoor. The films music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office....
, 1980 Hindi film - Asha, a British New Age singer and producer
- AṣaAsa-People:* Aṣa , Paris-born Nigerian singer-songwriter* Asa of Judah , son of Abijam, King of Judah* Asa Dotzler , Mozilla contributor and blogger*Asa Kasher , Israeli philosopher and linguist-Places:...
, , Nigerian - French singer-songwriter - Brimful of AshaBrimful of Asha"Brimful of Asha" is a 1997 single by the British alternative rock band Cornershop, which originally reached number 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997...
is a 1997 song by CornershopCornershopCornershop are a British indie rock band formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh , his brother Avtar Singh , David Chambers and Ben Ayres , the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single in 1991...
, dedicated to Asha Bhosle - Asha (Rebecca HazlewoodRebecca HazlewoodRebecca Hazlewood is an English actress of mixed English and Indian descent. Hazlewood was born in Wales and grew up in Kingswinford, England and studied English Literature at Bretton Hall...
), a main character in the TV series OutsourcedOutsourced (TV series)Outsourced is an American television sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It was based on the John Jeffcoat film of the same name and adapted by Ken Kwapis and Universal Media Studios for NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011...
Acronym ASHA
- American Schools and Hospitals AbroadAmerican Schools and Hospitals AbroadThe American Schools and Hospitals Abroad is a program of the United States Agency for International Development with world wide networks...
, USAID program - American School Health AssociationAmerican School Health AssociationThe American School Health Association is a professional association. It claims a membership of 2,000 members in 56 nations, more than half of whom practice in K-12 schools or administer health education or health services programs in school districts or state departments of education.Founded in...
, To promote the health of children and youth - American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationThe American Speech–Language–Hearing Association is a professional association for speech–language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally...
- American Seniors Housing AssociationAmerican Seniors Housing AssociationThe American Seniors Housing Association , established in 1991 as a group of the National Multi Housing Council, and became a non-profit organization ten years later on January 1, 2001....
, non-profit organization for seniors housing related issues - American Social Health AssociationAmerican Social Health AssociationThe American Social Health Association , is an American non-profit organization established in 1914 and is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families, and communities, with an emphasis on sexual health and a focus on preventing sexually transmitted infections and their harmful...
, non-profit organization for STDSexually transmitted diseaseSexually transmitted disease , also known as a sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex...
prevention and treatment - Accredited Social Health ActivistAccredited Social Health ActivistAccredited Social Health Activists are community health workers instituted by the Government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as part of the National Rural Health Mission . The Mission began in 2005; full implementation is targeted for 2012...
an Indian national community health workerCommunity health workerCommunity health workers are members of a community who are chosen by community members or organizations to provide basic health and medical care to their community...
program - Asian School of Hospitality Arts, a degree-granting institution in the Philippines
See also
- AschaAschaAscha is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany....
, a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany - A⋅S⋅H⋅A, an African-American rapper