<P> Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE , FRS ( 29 June 1893 -- 28 June 1972 ) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician . 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 . </P>
<P> Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE , FRS ( 29 June 1893 -- 28 June 1972 ) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician . 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 . </P>
who is known as the father of statistics in india
who is known as the father of statistics in india
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE , FRS
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE , FRS