Danda is a punctuation character (।) used in the Devanagari script (used to write Indic languages) to mark the end of a sentence.
Danda may also refer to:
Stake and law Daṇḍa (Hindu punishment), punishments for criminal activity in Hindu law Indian Penal Code translation in Hindi Bharatiya Danda Samhita Indian sceptre Walking stick (Sanskrit daṇḍa), a stick used to facilitate walking
Culture
Danda Nata (or Danda Nacha and Danda Jatra), traditional dance festival in Indian state of Odisha Dandiya Raas, a religious folk dance originating from the Indian state of Gujarat Gillidanda, a traditional sport in the Indian subcontinent Dandasana, a Yoga position
Literature
Danda (novel), a book by Nkem Nwankwo
Places
Dandakaranya, a jungle mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana Danda kingdom, a frequently featured region and kingdom in the Ramayana and Hindu mythology Danda Garhwa, an administrative block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, India Danda Nagraja temple, a Hindu temple in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India Diba Danda, a peak in Uttarakhand, India Draupadi Ka Danda, two peaks in the Gangotri range of Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India Paungda Danda, a hill in Nepal Shrawan Danda, a hill in Butwal, Nepal Mount Danda, in Nantou and Hualien, Taiwan
People with the name Danda (footballer) (born 1962), Rosângela Rocha, Brazilian footballer Danda Mohamed Kondeh, Sierra Leonean economist and politician Danda Venkata Subba Reddy, Indian professor of medicine Bronislav Danda (1930–2015), Czech ice hockey player Lankapura Dandnatha, general of Parakramabahu I of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa Mahamadou Danda (born 1951), Nigerien politician and Prime Minister of Niger Raul Danda, an Angolan politician
See also
Tanda (disambiguation) Dandi (disambiguation) Danda Gopuram a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language film Dande Vittal, an Indian politician from Telangana Upayas (diplomacy), a Hindu and Jain method of diplomacy