Meher may refer to:

People

Danthala Venkata Meher Baba Danthala Venkata Meher Baba is a former Indian cricketer. He represented Andhra Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy from 1971 to 1989, he also represented the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy Team in 1978. He was a left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner with 16-y ...

(1950–2008), an Indian cricketer *

Gangadhar Meher Swabhaba kabi Gangadhar Meher () was a renowned 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 1862 on th ...

(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 mo ...

, a martyr in the Indian independence movement against Britain *

Harshad Meher Harshad Deepak Meher (born 9 January 1992 in Colaba, Maharashtra) is an Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He grew up in Mumbai. Career Air India After spending his youth career with ...

(born 1992), an Indian footballer *

Jayanta Meher Jayanta Meher, born on 13 June 1986), is a young Artist of Odisha Pattachitra painting. He was born in Sonepur and lives in Bolangir, Odisha. Early life and family Jayanta Meher is the younger son of famous artist Padmashree Kailash Chandra Meh ...

(born 1986), an Indian painter * Jog Meher Shrestha, a Nepalese politician *

Meher Ali Shah Meher Ali Shah ( ur, پیر مہر على شاه‬; 14 April 1859 – May 1937), was a Sufi scholar and a mystic Punjabi poet from Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan) belonging to the Chishti order. He is known as a Hanafi scholar le ...

(1859–1937), a Muslim scholar of the Christie order of Sufism *

Meher Baba 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 major spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of ...

(1894–1969), an Indian spiritual leader *

Meher Bukhari Meher Abbasi ( ur, ), née Bokhari is a Pakistani television anchorperson and host. After a high-profile stint at Dunya News and Dawn News, Bokhari is currently associated with Hum News since February 2021. Early education and career Bokhari sta ...

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

Mehar Mittal Mehar Mittal (24 October 1934 – 22 October 2016)The ...

(born 1935), an Indian comedian *

Meher Ramesh Meher Ramesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works for Telugu films. Ramesh debuted as a director with the Kannada film '' Veera Kannadiga'' (2004) which was simultaneously made in Telugu as '' Andhrawala'' (2004) ...

, 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 ...

(born 1954), an Indian painter *

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

, an Australian journalist *

Sadhu Meher Sadhu Meher (born in Odisha, India) is an Indian actor, director, and producer. He has performed in both Odia and Hindi films. He primarily began his career in Hindi films such as ''Bhuvan Shome'', '' Ankur'' and '' Mrigaya''. Later on shifte ...

, an Indian actor, director, and producer *

Sunil Meher Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna. Notable people * Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor * Sunil (d ...

,(born 1982), a social worker

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 The following is a list of the 267 communes of the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The communes cooper ...

, 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 major spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of ...

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

Meher Pilgrim Center Meherabad (''meher'' meaning "friend" from Iranian "Mihir", ultimately from Old Persian "Mithra"; ''abad'' meaning a prosperous settlement, or a flourishing colony) was originally an ashram established by Meher Baba near Arangaon village, Indi ...

, a spiritual retreat in India dedicated to Meher Baba *

Meher Spiritual Center Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. It ...

, 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 state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, ter ...

, a college in India *

Mahr In Islam, a mahr (in ar, مهر; fa, مهريه; tr, mehir; sw, mahari; also transliterated ''mehr'', ''meher'', ''mehrieh'', or ''mahriyeh'') is the obligation, in the form of money or possessions paid by the groom, to the bride at the time ...

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

Meherzad Mehrzad or Meherzad ( Persian: مهرزاد) is a Persian 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 born of sun. Se ...

, a Zoroastrian name which is related to the

Yazata Yazata ( ae, 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀) 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 i ...

Mithra Mithra ( ae, ''Miθra'', peo, 𐎷𐎰𐎼 ''Miça'') commonly known as Mehr, is the Iranian deity of covenant, light, oath, justice and the sun. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-se ...