What is "barsa"

Barsa is a famous encyclopedia from Latin America. It is widely known in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Mexico. It has printed versions in Portuguese and Spanish with nine volumes each and 2,842 pages. Barsa also has a multimedia version.

Bârsa is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune is situated in the Sebiș Basin, on the left part of the Mills Ditch and it has an administrative territory of 5174 ha. It is composed of four villages: Aldești (Áldófalva), Bârsa (situated at 77 km from Arad), Hodiș (Zarándhódos) and Voivodeni (Körösvajda).

Barsa may refer to:

• Barsa (encyclopedia)
• Barsa, Burkina Faso
• Bârsa, a commune in Arad County, Romania
• Barsa, Lebanon, a village in Koura District
• Barsa (novel), a 2008 Indian novel written by Khadeeja Mumtaz
• Barsa Subdivision, a former local service district annexed by the town of Rothesay, New Brunswick in 1998

Barsa is a 2007 Malayalam novel written by Khadija Mumtaz. The story deals with the haunting and agonising questions of Sabida, a devout and educated Muslim lady, a doctor, who spent six years in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. It won critical acclaim for its forceful but humorous presentation of the restrictions under which Muslim women are forced to live and was hailed a milestone in Malayalam literature. It won many awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2010), Cherukad Award (2010) and K. V. Surendranath Literary Award (2008). A Kannada translation of Barsa was released by the Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha in February 2012.

Barsa is a Tulu language film directed by Devadas Kapikad, Starring Arjun Kapikad, Kshama Shetty, Aravind Bolar, Naveen D Padil, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor, in lead roles.The movie has been produced by Sharmila Kapikad, Mukhesh Hegde & S Kini under the banner of Bolli Movies.