K. L. Krishna

Kosaraju Leela Krishna, also known as KL Krishna, is an eminent Indian economist, statistician and professor who is known for his significant contributions in the field of econometrics. He received the Padma Shri award from the president of India in May 2025. He has spent most of his career teaching at the Delhi School of Economics.

Early life and education

Krishna was born on 12 August 1935 in Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed his Bsc in mathematics from Andhra University and his Msc in statistics from the University of Kerala. He then went to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar to complete his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago under Zvi Griliches.
Krishna has also received training from the Indian statistician C. R. Rao at the Indian Statistical Institute.