Daya

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Daya may refer to:

Religion

Daya (Sikhism), the concept of compassion in Sikhism
Daya (virtue), the concept of compassion in Hinduism

Media and music

Daya (film), a 1998 Malayalam film
Daya (EP), a 2015 recording by the American singer Daya
Daya — Chentheeyil Chalicha Kumkumapottu, a Malayalam TV serial starring Pallavi Gowda
Daya Sagar, a 1978 Telugu film directed by A. Bhimsingh

Places

Daya, Zanzibar, a village on the island of Pemba
Daya Kingdom, a historic Sumatran kingdom conquered by Ali Mughayat Syah in the 16th century. Located in north Aceh Jaya Regency
Daya Bay, on the south coast of Guangdong Province, China
Daya, Taichung, a suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan
Daya Nueva, a municipality in Alicante Province, Valencian Community, Spain
Daya River, in Orissa, India
Daya Vieja, a municipality in Alicante Province, Valencian Community, Spain

People

Daya Pawar (1935–1996), author and poet
Daya Krishna (1924–2007), philosopher
Daya (singer) (born 1998), American singer-songwriter
Daya Betty, American drag queen
Daya, courtesy name for Shi Hong (313–334), Chinese Emperor of Later Zhao

Given name

Daya Bai, Indian social activist
Daya Singh Bedi (1899–1975), Indian diplomat and officer in the British Indian Army
Daya Ram Dahal, Nepalese film director
Daya Gamage, Sri Lankan politician and businessman
Daya Kishore Hazra, Indian doctor
Daya Bir Singh Kansakar (1911–2001), Nepalese social worker
Daya Krishna (1924–2007), Indian philosopher
Daya Master (born 1956), Sri Lankan Tamil media spokesman
Daya Mata (1914–2010), American spiritual teacher and leader
Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham (born 1948), Sri Lankan sports shooter
Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim (1811–1845), Indian Urdu-language poet
Daya Nayak, Indian police officer
Daya Shankar Pandey (born 1965), Indian film and television actor
Daya Pathirana (died 1986), assassinated Sri Lankan student leader
Daya Pawar (1935–1996), Indian author and poet
Daya Perera (died 2013), Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer
Daya Ratnasooriya, Sri Lankan zoologist
Daya Ratnayake, Sri Lankan Army commander
B. S. Daya Sagar (born 1967), Indian mathematical geoscientist
Daya Ram Sahni (1879–1939), Indian archaeologist
Daya Sandagiri, Sri Lankan Navy commander
Daya Shankar (cricketer), Indian cricketer who played 1943–44
Daya Shankar (IRS officer), officer of the Indian Revenue Service
Daya Shetty (born 1969), Indian model and actor
Daya Singh (1661–1708), one of the first five Sikhs in the Khalsa order
Daya Singh Sodhi (born 1925), Indian politician
Daya Vaidya (born 1980), Nepalese-American actress
Daya Vati (1534–1581), Punjabi Sikh Guru
Daya-Nand Verma (1933–2012), Indian mathematician
Daya Wiffen (born 1983), New Zealand netball player