title: Kanta (name)
text: # Kanta (name)
  
  Kanta is an Indian and Bengali name that may refer to the following people:
  
  * Kanta Gupta (1938–2016), Indian mathematician
  * Kanta Nalawade, Indian politician from Maharashtra
  * Kanta Rao (1923–2009), Indian film actor and producer from Telugu cinema
  * Kanta Saroop Krishen, Indian social worker
  * Kanta Subbarao, Indian virologist, molecular geneticist, and physician-scientist
  * Albert Kanta Kambala (1958–2008), Zaire football midfielder
  * Balivada Kanta Rao (1927–2000), Indian Telugu novelist and playwright
  * Kamala Kanta Kalita, Indian politician
  * Krishna Kanta Handique (1898–1982), Indian Sanskrit scholar
  * Laxmi Kanta Chawla, Indian Punjabi politician
  * Rajani Kanta Barman (born 1979), Bangladeshi football defender
  * Rajani Kanta Patir (1917–?), Indian Administrative Service officer
  * Rajat Kanta Ray, Bengali historian
  * Rama Kanta Dewri, Indian politician
  * Snehansu Kanta Acharya (1913–1986), Advocate General of West Bengal, India
  * Subhrangsu Kanta Acharyya (born 1940), Indian geologist
  * Surjya Kanta Mishra, Indian politician
  * Tarini Kanta Roy, Indian politician
  * Uma Kanta Chaudhari, Nepalese politician
  