Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis - A Renowned Statistician

Abstract

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, grandson of Gurucharan Mahalanobis, was born in Calcutta on June 29, 1893. Originally their family lived in Bikrampur (Bangladesh). Gurucharan was closely associated with Debendra Nath Tagore and was the President and Treasurer of Brahmo Samaj, came to Calcutta in 1854 from Bikrampur, stayed in 210, Cornwallis Street, Calcutta. Prasanta's father was Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis, a distinguished educationist, studied physiology at Edinburgh University and later became a Professor at the Presidency College.