Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c17.s1.62

v2.c17.s1.62

• March, Chinese Acrobatics Troupe visited India; Prime Minister Nehru watched their performance.
• End of March, Indian dancers Kamala Lakshman and sisters visited China and performed Indian classical dance.
• July 9, Premier Zhou Enlai and Mrs. Zhou met Prof. P. C. Mahalanobis and Mrs. Mahalanobis and had dinner together. A renowned statistician, Prof. Mahalanobis was the Honorary Statistical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Government of India, Director of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Chairman of the United Nations Statistical Commission.