Shanta (given name)

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


 * Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian singer and actress
 * Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002), Indian theatre director
 * Shanta Gokhale (born 1939), Indian writer
 * Shanta Kumar (born 1934), Indian politician
 * Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman
 * Shanta Rao (1930–2007), Indian dancer
 * Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), Indian poet