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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 ci ...

Kanta (Japanese given name) Kanta (written: ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kanta Higashionna (born 1992), Japanese rugby union player * Kanta Ina, Japanese actor * Kanta Kondo (born 1993), Japanese football player *, Japanese a ...

Kanta (Hungarian surname) Kanta is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *József Kanta József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of MTK Budapest. He ...

Kanta (play) ''Kanta'' () is an 1882 Gujarati play by Manilal Dwivedi, based on a historical event; the killing of King Jayshikhari of Patan by King Bhuvad of Panchasar. Dwivedi added the characters of Tarala, Haradas and Ratnadas from his own imaginatio ...

, a Gujarati play by

Manilal Dwivedi Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi (; 26 September 1858 – 1 October 1898) was a Gujarati-language writer, philosopher, and social thinker from British India, commonly referred to as Manilal in literary circles. He was an influential figure in 19th-ce ...

Kanta (shield) The Kanta is a traditional shield of the Toraja and Pamona people of Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi and Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia respectively. Description It is a long slender shield, V-shaped over its entire length. It ta ...

, traditional shield in Indonesia *

Kanta Museum Kanta Museum is a museum in Argungu, Nigeria, adjacent to the main market. Built in 1831, the building was named after Muhammed Kanta, who founded the Kebbi Kingdom in 1515. It was erected by Yakubu Nabame, a former Emir of Kebbi, and serv ...

in Argungu, Nigeria *Kanta, a character from ''

Ippatsu Kanta-kun ''Ippatsu Kanta-kun'' is a Japanese anime series created by Tatsunoko Production. The series originally aired on Fuji Television and its affiliates from September 18, 1977 to September 24, 1978 and aired 53 episodes. The series was released in two ...

'' anime *Kanta, a character from ''

My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. It stars the voices of Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto and Hitoshi Takagi, and focuses on two young sisters a ...

'' anime *''

Kulin Kanta ''Kulin Kanta'' is Indian cinema's 1925 crime thriller silent film directed by Homi Master. Based on a true incident, the Bawla murder case, ''Kulin Kanta'' featured the story of the Tukojirao Holkar III, Maharaja Holkar of Indore, and Mumtaz ...

'', a 1925 Indian silent film *''

Shajarur Kanta ''Shajarur Kanta'' () is a Bengali mystery novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay in 1967. The murderer kills people using porcupine quills thrust from behind into the heart. Plot The story starts with the death of a beggar, found dead w ...

'', a 1967 Indian Bengali-language mystery novel ** ''Shajarur Kanta'' (1974 film), an Indian Bengali-language film ** ''Shajarur Kanta'' (2015 film), an Indian Bengali-language film * Kanta, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India

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