Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893–1972) was a Bengali statistician and institution-builder who became one of the most consequential figures in twentieth-century Indian science. Trained as a physicist ...

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In the wake of the 1947 Partition, Delhi experienced severe communal riots, leading to a significant influx of displaced individuals seeking refuge at the Red Fort. The newly formed Indian government ...

In 1947, communal riots tore through Delhi in the aftermath of Partition, and thousands of displaced people took shelter at the Red Fort. The new Indian government had to feed them, but no one knew ...