Simha may refer to:
Surname
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Abhaya Simha (born 1981), Kannada film director and screenwriter
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Bobby Simha
Jayasimha (born 6 November 1983), better known as Bobby Simha, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, alongside a few Malayalam-language films. After making brief appearances in the films '' Kadhalil So ...
(born 1983), Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films
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C. R. Simha
Channapatna Ramaswami Simha (16 June 1942 – 28 February 2014), better known as C. R. Simha, was an Indian actor, director, dramatist and playwright. He was best known for his work in Kannada films and for his work in stage shows. Starting hi ...
(19422014), Indian actor, director and dramatist
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Pratap Simha
Pratap Simha (born 21 June 1976) is a Member of Parliament from the 17th Lok Sabha of India. He was also a member of 16th Lok Sabha of India. He was born in Sakleshpura, Hassan. He represents Mysore-Kodagu (Lok Sabha constituency)F of Karn ...
(born 1976), Indian politician
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Siva Simha Malla
Siva Simha Malla ( ne, शिवसिंह मल्ल) (died 1619), also known as Shiva Simha, was a Malla Dynasty King from Kathmandu
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(AKA Shiva Simha, before 1583–1619), Malla Dynasty King from Kathmandu
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Vasishta N. Simha (born before 2011), Indian film actor who has appeared in Kannada and Tamil language films
Given name
Simha (also
Simhah Simhah ( he, שִׂמְחָה ; , ) is a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a given name. Related names include Simha, Simcha, and Simchah. Notable people with the name include:
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Simcha
''Simcha'' ( he, שִׂמְחָה ; , ) is a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a given name.
Uses
The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19th ...
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Simchah; he, שִׂמְחָה ; , ) is a
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a
given name.
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Simha of Speyer Simḥa ben Samuel of Speyer (13th century) was a German rabbi and tosafist. Neither the year of his birth nor that of his death is known. He was one of the leading signatories of the Takkanot Shumcompare Moses Minz, Responsa, No. 202 He was a nep ...
(13th century), German rabbi and tosafist
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Simha Arom
Simha Arom (born 1930) is a French-Israeli ethnomusicologist who is recognized as a world expert on the music of central Africa, especially that of the Central African Republic. His books include '' African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Struc ...
(born 1930), French-Israeli ethnomusicologist
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Simha Babah
Simha Babah ( he, שמחה בבה, born 27 November 1902, died 10 December 1973) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.
Biography
Born in an area that was later to become p ...
(190273), Israeli politician
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Simha Bhagavathula
Simha Bhagavathula, known mononymously as Simha, is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He was introduced into movies by music composer Chakri. He is known for his collaborations with composers S. Thaman and Dev ...
(born 1987), Indian playback singer
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Simha Erlich
Simha Erlich ( he, שמחה ארליך, 15 December 1915https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1983/06/21/mort-de-m-simha-erlich-president-du-parti-liberal-et-vice-premier-ministre-la-derniere-colombe-du-cabinet-begin_3076910_1819218.html – 19 ...
(191583), Israeli politician
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Simha Flapan (191187), Israeli historian and politician
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Simha Tzabari (1913–2004), Israeli politician
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Simha Varman II
Simhavarman II was a ruler of the Pallava Dynasty of Kanchipuram.
Biography
Simhavarman II was the son of Skandavarman III. Simhavarman II was a Buddhist unlike most other Pallava Kings who were predominantly orthodox Hindus.
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(before 438–460), ruler from the Pallava Dynasty in what is now Karnataka and coastal Andhra Pradesh
Films
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Keralida Simha'', a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film
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Raja Malaya Simha'', a 1959 Telugu and Tamil-language film
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Sahasa Simha
''Sahasa Simha'' () is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language action crime thriller film directed by Joe Simon and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajya Lakshmi and Vajramuni. The film has musi ...
'', a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film
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''Simha'' (film), a 2010 Telugu-language action film
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Simha Gharjane'', a 1983 Indian Kannada-language film
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Simha Jodi'', a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film
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Simha Swapna
''Simha Swapna'' is a 1968 Indian Kannada-language swashbuckler film
Swashbuckler films are a subgenre of the action film genre, often characterised by swordfighting and adventurous heroic characters, known as swashbucklers. Real histori ...
'', a 1968 Indian Kannada-language film
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Simha Swapnam
''Simha Swapnam'' () is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language crime film, produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad under the Jagapathi Art Pictures banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha, Jagapathi Babu, Vani Viswanath ...
'', a 1989 Telugu-language crime film
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Simhadriya Simha
''Simhadriya Simha'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Meena and Bhanupriya. The music of the film was composed by Deva. The film was a remake of the 1994 Tamil fi ...
'', a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film
Other uses
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Sahasa Simha Comics Series, a detective series in comics format published in English and Kannada
* Simha, a month in the
Darian calendar
See also
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Surnames of Indian origin
Hebrew masculine given names