Promila Gogoi Krishna Kanta Handique (20 July 1898 – 7 June 1982) was a Sanskrit scholar, an Indologist and philanthropist from Assam.

He bequeathed his massive personal library to Guwahati University making available to the public rare and valuable books in 11 languages of the world.

He also gave the copyright of all his books to Deccan College PG & Research Institute, Pune; The Jaina Samskriti Samrakshaka Sangh, Maharashtra and Prakrit Test Society, Ahmedabad.

[3] The Govt of Assam has instituted the prestigious Krishna Kanta Handique Memorial Award in his honour in the field of promotion of Sanskrit language and literature.

For its critical insight and analytical approach, the work has been regarded as a significant contribution to contemporary Assamese literature.