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People

Danthala Venkata Meher Baba Danthala Venkata Meher Baba (2 January 1950 – 16 January 2008) was an Indian cricketer who played for the Andhra cricket team in the Ranji Trophy, from 1971 to 1987, and also represented the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy Team in 1978. As a left-hand b ...

(1950–2008), an Indian cricketer *

Gangadhar Meher Swabhaba kabi Gangadhar Meher was an Odia poet of the 19th century. Though poor in wealth and education, he remained one of the most prolific and original contributor to Odia literature. Childhood Gangadhara was born in a Bhuliya Tanti famil ...

(1862–1924), an Indian poet *

Gurubari Meher Gurubari Meher was killed in fighting against a raja in India as part of the struggle to end British rule. Except for a small mention of her participation in the Praja Mandal Movement, very little is known about her. On 28 January 1947, a few m ...

, a martyr in the Indian independence movement against Britain *

Harshad Meher Harshad Deepak Meher (born 9 January 1992 in Colaba, Maharashtra) is an Indian association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He grew up in Mumbai. ...

(born 1992), an Indian footballer * Jayanta Meher (born 1986), an Indian painter *

Jog Meher Shrestha Jog Meher Shrestha (1924/25 – 6 December 2009) was a Nepali politician and one of the founding members of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). He was politically active during the '' Panchayat'' period and served as minister of Home Affairs, ...

, a Nepalese politician *

Meher Ali Shah Pir Meher Ali Shah (, ; 14 April 1859 – May 1937) was a Punjabi Muslim Sufi scholar and mystic poet from Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan). Belonging to the Chishti order, he is known as a Hanafi scholar who led the anti-Ahmadiyy ...

(1859–1937), a Muslim scholar of the

Chishti Order The Chishti order () is a Sufi Tariqa, order of Sunni Islam named after the town of Chishti Sharif District, Chisht, Afghanistan where it was initiated by Abu Ishaq Shami. The order was brought to Herat and later spread across South Asia by Mu ...

of Sufism *

Meher Baba Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spirituality, spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following o ...

(1894–1969), an Indian spiritual leader *

Meher Bukhari Meher Bukhari (), is Pakistani television anchorperson and host. After a controversial stint at Dunya News in 2012 and Dawn News (2013), Bokhari is currently associated with ARY News since May 2023. Early education and career Meher Bukhari st ...

(born in 1984), a journalist and a television host from Pakistan *

Mehar Mittal Mehar Mittal (born ''Mehar Chand''; 24 October 1934 – 22 October 2016)Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh, is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Kannada cinema. Some of his works include ''Shakti (2011 film), Shakti'', ''Shadow (2013 film), Shadow'', and ''Bhola Shankar''. Early ...

, an Indian film director *

Kailash Chandra Meher Kailash Chandra Meher (born 22 January 1954) is an Indian artist, inventor, and social activist. He is a painter of contemporary modern art paintings and traditional Tussar Pattachitra paintings of Odisha. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri b ...

(born 1954), an Indian painter *

Kersi Meher-Homji Kersi Meher-Homji is an Australian journalist, author and biography, biographer. He writes often for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', and his most notable biography is ''The Waugh Twins'' (1998), about Steve Waugh, Steve and Mark Waugh. He is o ...

, an Australian journalist *

Sadhu Meher Sadhu Meher (1939/1940 – 2 February 2024) was an Indian actor, director and producer. Life and career Meher performed in both Odia and Hindi films. He began his career in Hindi films such as ''Bhuvan Shome'', '' Ankur'', and '' Mrigaya''. L ...

, an Indian actor, director, and producer

Media

* ''Meher'' (TV series), a television series in India

Places

Méhers Méhers is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivat ...

, a commune in France *

Meher Mount Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of hundreds of ...

, a spiritual retreat center in Ojai, California dedicated to Meher Baba *

Meher Pilgrim Center Meherabad is a universal spiritual retreat in Arangaon village about , south of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. It is home to Indian Spiritual Master Meher Baba's Samadhi Mandir. Meherabad was originally established as an ashram by Meher Bab ...

, a spiritual retreat in India dedicated to Meher Baba *

Meher Spiritual Center Meher Spiritual Center is a Universalism, universal Retreat (spiritual), spiritual retreat and religious site located in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Center adjacent to Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina, Briarcliffe Acres was co-founded ...

, a spiritual center in the U.S. dedicated to Meher Baba

Other uses

Gangadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur Gangadhar Meher University, Amruta Vihar, formerly Sambalpur College and Gangadhar Meher College, is a state university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by ...

, a college in India *

Mahr In Islam, a mahr (in ; ; Bengali: দেনমোহর; ; ; ; also transliterated ''mehr'', ''meher'', ''denmohor, mehrieh'', or ''mahriyeh'') is the bride wealth obligation, in the form of money, possessions or teaching of verses from the Qur ...

, also spelled meher, a payment given by the husband to the wife in Muslim marriages *

Meherzad Mehrzad or Meherzad (Persian: مهرزاد , Avestan: Miθra) is an Avestan name which has a meaning related to the Yazata Mithra. Mehr (مهر) means "sun" and zād (زاد) means "born of". So the literal meaning of Mehrzād (مهرزاد) is ...

, a Zoroastrian name which is related to the

Yazata Yazata () is the Avestan word for a Zoroastrian concept with a wide range of meanings but generally signifying (or used as an epithet of) a divinity. The term literally means "worthy of worship or veneration",.. and is thus, in this more general ...

Mithra Mithra ( ; ) is an ancient Iranian deity ('' yazata'') of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, contracts, and friendship. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth ( ...