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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), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanta Gupta
Chander Kanta Gupta (8 October 1938 – 27 March 2016) was a Canadian distinguished professor of mathematics at the University of Manitoba, known for her research in abstract algebra and group theory. Much of her research concerns the automorphisms in different Variety (universal algebra), varieties of groups. Education Gupta earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Jammu and Kashmir, a master's degree from the Aligarh Muslim University, another master's degree from the Australian National University, and a Ph.D. in 1967 from ANU under the supervision of Michael Frederick Newman.6th Krieger–Nelson Prize Lecture Citation Canadian Mathematical Society, retrieved 2015-06-09. Recognition She was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1991, and awarded the Krieger–Nelson ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajani Kanta Barman
Rajani Kanta Barman (; born 2 February 1979) is a retired Bangladeshi international footballer who played as a defender for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS. He is former Bangladesh national football team player and has a total of 70 appearances during his 13 yearlong international career. He is seen as one of the finest centre backs Bangladesh has produced. Club career Rajani started his football career with Agrani Bank Ltd. SC in 1994 and later joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KS in 1999. He spent most of his career with Muktijoddha Sangsad KS, with a total of 12 years with the club, during which he had a 2-year spell with Dhaka Abahani before moving to Mohammedan permanently. He retired during the 2013-2014 season while playing for Sheikh Russel KC International career On 4 April 1999, Barman made his debut for the national team during a goalless draw against India in the 1999 SAFF Cup group stages. He was the captain of 2003 SAFF Cup winning Bangladesh team. His last appearance for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surjya Kanta Mishra
Surjya Kanta Mishra is an Indian politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He served as Minister of Health and Minister in-charge of Land & Land Reforms, Panchayats & Rural Development in the Left Front governments of West Bengal and was the Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal State Committee between 2015 and 2022. After the 2011 assembly election he was elected as Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in May 2011. He was inducted into the politburo of the CPI(M) following the death of veteran leader M.K. Pandhe in 2011. In 2015, he was elected as the state secretary of CPI(M) in West Bengal, succeeding Biman Bose. Early life Mishra was born in Khakurda in Narayangarh. He is a qualified doctor. He received his MBBS degree from Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack in 1971 and then a Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases in 1974. He also studied in Medinipur College a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhrangsu Kanta Acharyya
Subhrangsu Kanta Acharyya (born 27 November 1940) is an Indian geologist and a former director general of the Geological Survey of India. He is known for his geological studies of the Himalayas and the Indo-Burmese belt which assisted the later-day hydrocarbon and mineral explorations in the region. Born in Mymensingh of the present-day Bangladesh, he has served as a professor at Jadavpur University. S. K. Acharyya has authored one book, ''Coal and Lignite Resources of India: An Overview'' co-edited another, ''Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic Circum-Pacific Events and their Global Correlation'' and has published several peer-reviewed articles. It was under his supervision, the ''Geological map of India'' and the ''Seismotectonic Atlas of India and its Environs'' were prepared. He is an elected fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, and the National Academy of Sciences, India. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snehansu Kanta Acharya
Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, Bar at Law (1 September 1913 – 27 August 1986) was an Advocate General of West Bengal, India and a political leader. Background and education He was the son of the Sashi Kanta Acharya Chaudhuri, a former Maharaja of Mymensingh, a premier zamindar in Bengal. The Maharajas of Mymensingh were the wealthiest and senior most zamindars of the district of Mymensingh and ranked high in the order of precedence in the Government House in Calcutta. Mymensingh was the predecessor estate of most other ''zamindaris'' of the district. He studied at Scottish Church College, and later at the University of Calcutta. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Grey's Inn in London. Family His wife, Supriya Acharya (Mukhopadhyaya), daughter of Bengali writer Sourindra Mohan Mukhopadhyaya was also an active member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). His son, Sourangshu Kanta Acharya, is a doctor and his daughter, Bijoya Goswami, is a Sanskrit scholar. Famous s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Kanta Dewri
Rama Kanta Dewri is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from the Indian state of Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Me ... election in 2016 from Marigaon constituency. On 18 February 2017, a sex tape featuring Dewri went viral in the Marigaon constituency. Dewri denied involvement in the video and said he would resign if forensic tests showed his involvement. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2016–2021 People from Morigaon district Year of birth missing (living people) Assam MLAs 2021–2026 {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Kanta Ray
Rajat Kanta Ray ( bn, রজত কান্ত রায়) is a historian of South Asian history, specializing in Modern Indian history. Background He is the son of Kumud Kanta Ray, ICS who was a Home Secretary of West Bengal in the 1960s. His grandfather, Kamakshya Ray was a contemporary of Rathindranath Tagore in Santiniketan. Education He completed his schooling at Ballygunge Government High School, Calcutta, and his B.A. (Honours) in History at Presidency College, Calcutta where he was a student of Ashin Dasgupta. He then completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Anil Seal at the University of Cambridge. Career He was an Assistant Professor of History at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. From 1975-1982 he was Reader and then from 1982-2006 he was the Professor and Head of the Department of History at Presidency College, Calcutta. He is one of the longest serving professors of the college. From 2006 to 2011, he was the Upacharya of Visva Bharati. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajani Kanta Patir
Rajani Kanta Patir (born 1917, date of death unknown), also known as R. K. Patir, was an Indian Administrative Service officer. He was the chief secretary of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, retiring from that position in 1982. His autobiography, ''Dawn in the East: An Autobiography'', was published in 1999 and tells his story of being born in a Mising family and becoming successful. In March 2017, it was noted that Patir is deceased. Works * References 1917 births Year of death missing Arunachal Pradesh politicians Indian civil servants People from Itanagar {{India-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laxmi Kanta Chawla
Laxmi Kanta Chawla is a former cabinet minister from Punjab government and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ... (BJP). She was a college lecturer before becoming the minister. She is the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She had health portfolio earlier and later social welfare portfolio in 2010. She was elected to state legislative assembly from Amritsar in 2007 and is an ex-MLA. References Living people Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012 Punjabi people Politicians from Amritsar State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab Women state cabinet ministers of India Year of birth missing (living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanta Nalawade
Kanta Nalawade was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. She is Vice President of the state unit of the party and a member of national working committee. She started her career as a party worker in the Jan Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the pol ... together with her husband Jaisinghrao Nalawade and became the BJP's national secretary in 2000. She comes from a farmers' family in Arale village in Satara. References Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Living people Women in Maharashtra politics Marathi politicians Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians People from Baramati Year of bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Kanta Handique
Krishna Kanta Handique (20 July 1898 – 7 June 1982) was a Sanskrit scholar, an Indologist and philanthropist from Assam. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Biography Krishna Kanta Handique was born on 20 July 1898 in a Tai-Ahom family in Jorhat town of Assam, to Rai-Bahadur Radha Kanta Handique. He was educated at Cotton College, Guwahati (1913–15), Sanskrit College, Calcutta (1915–17), Calcutta University (1917–19), Oxford University, Paris University and Berlin University (1920–27). He also studied and learned many languages like Latin, Greek, French, German, Russian, Italian and Spanish. He is known to have known 13 languages: 8 European languages and 5 Indian languages including Pali and Prakrit. Handique was the founder Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University for nine years (1948–57). Prior to this he was the founder Principal of J.B. College, Jorhat (1930–48) and established the Hemalata Handique Memorial Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamala Kanta Kalita
Dr. Kamala Kanta Kalita is an Indian politician and General Secretary of the Asom Gana Parishad. Dr. Kalita was Health and Family welfare Minister of Assam two times and a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Chaygaon constituency in Kamrup district Kamrup Rural district, or simply Kamrup district (Pron: ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p), is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by dividing the old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metrop .... References Asom Gana Parishad politicians Living people Assam MLAs 1985–1991 Assam MLAs 1991–1996 Assam MLAs 1996–2001 Assam MLAs 2006–2011 People from Kamrup district Year of birth missing (living people) {{Assam-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |