Laxmi Chand Gupta (1939–2010) was an Indian medical doctor, radiologist and writer, specialized in sports medicine. He was the medical director of Border Security Force and was a recipient of several honors including the

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and the

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, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the

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, in 2010, for his contributions to medical science.

Biography

Born on 10 July 1939 in

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in the largest Indian state of

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, Gupta graduated in medicine from

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Jiwaji University Jiwaji University (JU) is a public affiliating university in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The name comes from Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior. The university was established on 23 May 1964 and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, l ...

in 1966 and continued his studies to secure post graduate degrees (MD) in Radiology in 1968 and Social and Preventive Medicine in 1972. He joined the

Border Security Force The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 war on 1 December ...

(BSF) in 1966 and worked there till his superannuation in 1997 as the director of medicine, holding the rank of an Inspector General; in between he also worked in

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, Iran from 1975 to 1980 as a radiologist. Gupta was known as a specialist in sports medicine and was a member of the Indian Association of Sports Medicine (IASM). 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

, the highest Indian award in the medical category by the

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in 1988. He was also a recipient of awards such as The

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's Police Medal (1993), SSF Award of the Spiritual Science Research Foundation (1993), Lifetime Achievement Award of the Madhya Pradesh chapter of the

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(2002) and the

(2002). He was selected for the civilian honor of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished servi ...

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

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References

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Biography

Selected bibliography

See also

References