Friday, January 25, 2008

PRASANTHA CHANDRA MAHALANOBIS

HE WAS THE FIRST INDIAN STATISTICIAN TO RECEIVE WORLD RECOGNITION.IN 1958,HE STARTED MATERIAL SAMPLE SURVEY TO GIVE PROPOSAL TO THE SECOND FIVE YEAR PLAN OF INDIAN GOVERMENT.HE MADE STATISTICS POPULAR SUBJECT IN UNIVERSITIES AND FOUNDED INDIAN STATISTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN KOLKATA,WHICH HAS NOW BRANCHES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

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