Daya may refer to:

Religion

Daya (Sikhism) ( or , pronunciation: , meaning compassion) is a fundamental teaching of the Sikh religion and teachings. The other four fundamental qualities are ''truth'' (), ''contentment'' (), ''humility'' () and ''love'' (). These five qualities are essentia ...

, 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

Places

* Daya, Zanzibar, a village on the island of Pemba * Daya Kingdom, a historic Sumatran kingdom conquered by

Ali Mughayat Syah Ali Mughayat Syah (died 7 August 1530) was the first Sultan Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal no ...

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

Given name

Daya (singer) Grace Martine Tandon (born October 24, 1998), known professionally as Daya (stylized DΛYΛ; pronounced ), is an American singer and songwriter from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She is signed to Sandlot Records and AWAL, and released her self-titl ...

(born 1998), American singer-songwriter * Daya Bai, Indian social activist * Daya Betty, American drag queen * 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 Daya Mata, born Rachel Faye Wright (January 31, 1914November 30, 2010), was the third president and religious leader of Self-Realization Fellowship/ Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS). SRF/YSS is the only spiritual organization founded b ...

(1914–2010), American spiritual teacher and leader *

Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham Daya Rajasinghe Nadarajasingham (born 26 May 1948) is a Sri Lankan former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and o ...

(born 1948), Sri Lankan sports shooter * Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim (1811–1845), Indian Urdu-language poet * Daya Nayak, Indian police officer *

Daya Shankar Pandey Daya Shankar Pandey (born 19 November 1965) is an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in a number of Hindi movies like '' Lagaan'' (2001), '' Gangaajal'' (2003), '' Swades'' (2004) and ''Raajneeti'' (2010). He began his career with t ...

(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 Lt. Colonel Daya Perera, PC (died June 16, 2013) was a Sri Lankan diplomat and lawyer, who was the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York City. Education Educated at Royal College Colombo, Pere ...

(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 Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1920 to 1921. The first report on Harappan excavations came out on 29 March ...

(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 * Daya, courtesy name for

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(313–334), Chinese emperor of Later Zhao

Surname

* Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn al-Daya (835–912), Arab mathematician * Ali Daya (), Tajik commander * Houda Ben Daya (born 1979), Tunisian judoka * Hugo Daya (born 1963), Colombian cyclist * Kawkab Sabah al-Daya (born 1962), Syrian environmental minister * Navasha Daya, vocalist and original member of American band Fertile Ground * Pradnya Daya Pawar (born 1966), Indian Marathi-language poet and writer * Sheraz Daya, British ophthalmologist * Wen Daya, 7th-century Chinese writer who recorded the

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in detail

Fictional

* Datu Daya, a legendary tribal chief in the Philippines * Daya (Senior Inspector), a character in the Indian TV series ''CID'' * Daya Diaz, a character on the American TV series ''Orange Is the New Black''

Other

* Daya, a 2016 tropical storm in the

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* Daya Aviation, a domestic Sri Lankan airline * Daya, nickname for the Israeli Air Force 192 Squadron