Usha may refer to:

Geography

Usha (ancient city) Usha () was an ancient Jewish town in the western part of Galilee. It was identified in the late 19th century by Victor Guérin, who found the ruins on which the Arab village of Hawsha was built.Guerin, 1880, pp415416. Partially translated in ...

, an archaeological site in western part of Galilee, Israel *

Usha, Israel Usha () is a kibbutz in the western Galilee area of Israel. Located near the city of Kiryat Atta, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The kibbutz was founded on 9 November 1937 as a to ...

, a modern kibbutz * Usha, Purba Bardhaman, a village in India

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Mythology

* Ushas or Usha, a Vedic goddess *

Uṣā Usha (Sanskrit: उषा, International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Uṣā) is a character in Hindu mythology. She is the daughter of the asura king Banasura and the wife of Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna. Her story of fa ...

, daughter of Asura Banasura **'' Usha Parinayam'' (), an Indian drama

Given name

* Usha (actress) (born 1972), Indian actress and singer in Malayalam movies * Usha (Telugu singer) (born 1980), Indian singer in Telugu language * Usha Choudhari (born 1942), Indian National Congress politician * Usha Gupta, a fictional character in ''The Archers'' *

Usha Haley Usha C. V. Haley is an American author and academic, currently W. Frank Barton Distinguished Chair of International Business and Professor of Management at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University in the U.S. state of Kans ...

, American academic * Usha Majere, a fictional character in ''Dragonlance'' *

Usha Mangeshkar Usha Mangeshkar is an Indian singer who has recorded many Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese songs. She is the youngest among four Mangeshkar sisters, after Lata Mangeshkar, Meena ...

(born 1935), Indian singer * Usha Mehta (1920–2000), Indian Gandhian and freedom fighter * Usha Menon, Indian-British gynaecologist * Usha Sanyal, historian specializing in Asia *

Usha Uthup Usha Iyer Uthup (born 8 November 1947) is an Indian singer known for her deep contralto voice and her versatility across genres and languages. A prominent figure in Indian music since the 1970s, she has received a Filmfare Award, and was honoure ...

(born 1947), Indian singer * K. K. Usha (1939–2020), Chief Justice of the high court of Kerala, India from 2000 to 2001 * P. T. Usha (born 1964), Indian athlete * Usha Vance (born 1985), American attorney, wife of JD Vance

Acronyms

United States Housing Authority The United States Housing Authority, or USHA, was a Alphabet agencies, federal agency created during 1937 within the United States Department of the Interior by the Housing Act of 1937 as part of the New Deal. It was designed to lend money to the ...

United States Handball Association The United States Handball Association (USHA) is the national governing body for American handball in the United States, a game played mostly in that country. The organization is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation which promotes the game and gov ...

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