Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS was an Indian scientist and statistician from erstwhile Bengal. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being one of the members of the first Planning Commission of free India. He made pioneering studies in anthropometry in India. He founded the Indian Statistical Institute, and contributed to the design of large-scale sample surveys. For his contributions, Mahalanobis has been considered the father of modern statistics in India.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE (FRS, FSA, FSA, FSA) alikuwa mwanasayansi wa India na mtaalamu wa takwimu kutoka Bengal ya zamani. Mahalanobis ni kipimo cha takwimu cha umbali wa India na ni mmoja wa wanachama wa Tume ya kwanza ya Mpango wa India huru. Alifanya masomo ya upainia katika anthropometry nchini India. Alianzisha Taasisi ya Takwimu ya India, na kuchangia kubuni ya uchunguzi wa sampuli kubwa. Kwa michango yake, Mahalanobis ameonwa kuwa baba wa takwimu za kisasa nchini India.