Raj Chandra Bose, also known as R.C. Bose, was an Indian-American mathematician and statistician. He was born on June 19, 1901, in India and passed away on October 31, 1987, in the United States. Bose made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Bose's work primarily focused on the areas of design theory, combinatorics, and coding theory. He is best known for his pioneering work in the field of experimental design, particularly the development of a class of designs known as "Bose designs" or "Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) codes." These designs and codes have applications in various fields, including telecommunications, computer science, and cryptography.