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
• Dattatray Balwant Parasnis (1870–1926), historian from Maharashtra, India
• Vasudeo Balwant Phadke (1845–1883), Indian revolutionary in the armed struggle for India's independence
• Balwant Singh Rakkha (born 1941), Fiji Indian medical doctor and a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji
• Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (born 1942), active politician and president of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP)

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

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