Born on 10 July 1939 in
Gwalior in the largest Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh, Gupta graduated in medicine from
Gajara Raja Medical College of
Jiwaji University in 1966 and continued his studies to secure post graduate degrees (MD) in Radiology in 1968 and Social and Preventive Medicine in 1972. He was reported to have been a prolific writer with over 100 medical books to his credit and was mentioned as a world record holder for writing the most number of medical books in 2005 and 2009.
Manual of First Aid: Management of General Injuries, Sports Injuries and Common Ailments,
Miraculous Effects of Acupressure,
Manual of Medical Emergencies, and
How to Live with Hypertension and Heart Attack are some of his notable books. He also published several medical papers and served as a member of the advisory boards of
Indian Medical Gazette and
Current Medical Practice journal. Gupta, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2006) and the holder of the degree of Doctor of Science (1996), was awarded the
B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category by the
Indian Council of Medical Research in 1988. He was also a recipient of awards such as The
President's Police Medal (1993), SSF Award of the Spiritual Science Research Foundation (1993), Lifetime Achievement Award of the Madhya Pradesh chapter of the
Indian Medical Association (2002) and the
SAARC Literary Award (2002). He was selected for the civilian honor of the
Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in January 2010. A few months later, he died on 26 May 2010, at the age of 70. == Selected bibliography ==