Balwant

Balwant is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Balwant Gargi (1916–2003), Punjabi dramatist, novelist, and short story writer
  • Balwant Singh of Bharatpur (1820–1853), the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur from 1825
  • Balwant Singh Rakkha (b. 1941), Fiji Indian medical doctor and a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji
  • Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (b. 1942), active politician and president of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP)
  • Dattatray Balwant Parasnis (1870–1926), historian from Maharashtra, India
  • Vasudeo Balwant Phadke (1845–1883), Indian revolutionary in the armed struggle for India's independence

See also

  • Balwant Rai Mehat Vidya Bhawan, co-educational high school in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi
  • Balwant Rai Mehta Committee, committee appointed by the Government of India in 1957
  • Faculty Of Engineering & Technology, Raja Balwant Singh College, located at Bichpuri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh in India
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