Ashoka (disambiguation)

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Ashoka or Ashok means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit.

• Ashoka was Emperor of the Mauryan empire in the third century BC.

• Ashoka is an international citizen sector organization (founded by Bill Drayton), which is shaping the world by finding, investing in and networking social entrepreneurs and otherwise fostering social entrepreneurship on a global scale.

• Ashok (film), a 2006 Tollywood film starring Jr. NTR, Sameera Reddy, & Sonu Sood and directed by Surender Reddy.

• Asoka is a 2001 film giving a largely fictional account of Ashoka's life story. It was directed by Santosh Sivan and stars Shahrukh Khan as Ashoka and Kareena Kapoor as Kaurwaki, a princess of Kalinga.

• The Ashoka tree is a flowering tree found in India and Sri Lanka.

• The Ashoka pillar is a pillar in the garden of Sarnath.

• Ashoka is the Washington University Indian Students Association.

[edit] See also

• Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor.
• Ashok Leyland, Indian commercial vehicle manufacturing company.
• Ashok Banker, Indian novelist and short story writer.
• Ashokan Farewell is a song by Jay Ungar.
• Asok (Dilbert character)