The main intention of this article is to present a brief historical development of the subject statistics in the world especially focussing on the period 1650-1950. Some important key developments of the subject statistics have been highlighted to provide directions to the researchers of different disciplines including social sciences, management and engineering. The information about the world renowned societies and research journals has been presented in this paper to emphasise on the historical growth path of the subject statistics. The contribution of P.C. Mahalanobis, the father of Indian Statistics, in the development of Indian Statistics has also been addressed in the present study.