Uttara

Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other Indian languages may refer to:

• Geographic locations:
  • Uttara (Dhaka), a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital.
  • Uttaradit, a city in Thailand.
  • Uttara Kannada, a district in Karnataka state.
  • Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in North India.
  • Uttarakuru, a legendary geographical loctation in ancient Indian texts.
  • Uttarapatha, a legendary geographical location in ancient Indian texts.
• People:
  • Uttaradhi Arora, an Arora clan of North India.
  • Uttaramadra, a legendary clan found in Uttarakuru.
• In the Hindu epic Mahabharata:
  • Uttara (Mahabharata), a son of King Virata who went into battle with Arjuna.
  • Uttarā (Mahabharata), daughter of Virata and mother of Parikshita.
• Miscellaneous:
• Uttara (film), a Bengali film.
• Uttara Foods and Feeds, an Indian company.
• Uttarayana, spring equinox in Hindu traditions.
• Uttarayan (film), a Marathi film.
• Uttarayanam, a Malayalam film.