Contents 1 Given names 2 Place names 3 Institutions / Organizations 4 Popular culture 5 Acronym ASHA 6 See also

Asha may refer to:

• Asha, the Zoroastrian concept of "truth, order"

[edit] Given names

• Indian female name (Hindi: आशा), from the Sanskrit āśā "wish, desire, hope, expectation, prospect" (c.f. Desirée).
  • Asha Bhosle, an Indian playback singer, for films
  • Asha Parekh, an Indian Hindi film actress of 60's and 70's
  • Asha Puthli, an India-born jazz singer, renowned for her work with Ornette Coleman
• Swahili female name meaning "life" and "great one", likely from Arabic Aisha

[edit] Place names

• Asha (town), a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
• Asha, Cyprus

[edit] Institutions / Organizations

• Asha for Education, an Indian charity organisation dedicated to foster education

[edit] Popular culture

• Aasha (1957 film), Hindi film (also transliterated as "Asha")
• Aasha, 1980 Hindi film
• Asha, a British New Age singer and producer
• Brimful of Asha is a 1997 song by Cornershop, dedicated to Asha Bhosle

[edit] Acronym ASHA

• American Schools and Hospitals Abroad, USAID program
• American School Health Association, To promote the health of children and youth
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• American Seniors Housing Association, non-profit organization for seniors housing related issues
• American Social Health Association, non-profit organization for STD prevention and treatment
• Accredited Social Health Activist an Indian national community health worker program

[edit] See also

• Ascha, a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany

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