Kanta (name)
# 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
