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Indian pharmacologist

Om Datt Gulati Born (1927-01-31)31 January 1927 India Died 23 February 2012(2012-02-23) (aged 85) Alma mater University of Madras Agra University University of Colorado Known for Studies on Autonomic Pharmacology Awards 1971 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 1973 NAMS Shriram Gold Medal 1978 Amrut Modi Research Foundation Award 1981 B. C. Roy Award IPS Uvunas Prize Scientific career Fields Pharmacology Institutions Baroda Medical College Pramukhswami Medical College Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises

**Om Datt Gulati** (31 January 1927 – 23 February 2012[1]) was an Indian [pharmacologist](/source/Pharmacology) and the Dean of the Department of pharmacology at [Baroda Medical College](/source/Baroda_Medical_College).[2] Known for his researches in [autonomic pharmacology](/source/Autonomic_drug),[3] he was also a professor at Pramukhswami Medical College, [Anand](/source/Anand%2C_Gujarat) and an honorary fellow of the Indian Pharmaceutical Society.[4] The [Council of Scientific and Industrial Research](/source/Council_of_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research), the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology](/source/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize_for_Science_and_Technology), one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1971.[5][note 1] He received the [B. C. Roy Award](/source/B._C._Roy_Award), the highest Indian medical award, in 1981.[6]

## Biography

Baroda Medical College

Om Datt Gulati, born on 31 January 1927, graduated in medicine from the [University of Madras](/source/University_of_Madras) and after earning an MD in pharmacology from [Agra University](/source/Agra_University), moved to the [University of Colorado Boulder](/source/University_of_Colorado_Boulder) from where he secured an MS.[6] Returning to India, he joined [Baroda Medical College](/source/Baroda_Medical_College) where he spent whole of his regular career and held the post of a Dean at the time of his superannuation in 1985. Post-retirement, he joined Pramukhswami Medical College, in [Anand, Gujarat](/source/Anand%2C_Gujarat) as a professor before associating himself with Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprise, Baroda as a consultant and director.

Gulati was one of the founders of the Indian Pharmacological Society, served as its president and held its life membership.[7] He pioneered the academic studies on autonomic pharmacology in India[8] and mentored several master's and doctoral scholars of the subject.[9] His [endothelin](/source/Endothelin)-based researches during his days in the US elucidated the physiological role played by the peptides and widened the understanding of its effects on the sympathetic nervous system, central cardiovascular system and pathogenesis of hypertension.[10] He was also known to have done extensive studies on the [adrenergic mechanisms](/source/Adrenergic_receptor).[11] He documented his researches by way of over 135 articles in per-reviewed journals[12][note 2] and his work has been cited by a number of authors and researchers. The award orations delivered by him include the B. N. Ghosh Oration of the Indian Pharmacological Society in 1982[4] and the Golden Jubilee Lecture of the [National Academy of Medical Sciences](/source/National_Academy_of_Medical_Sciences) in 2011[13]

Gulati died on 23 February 2012, at the age of 85.[13]

## Awards and honors

The [Council of Scientific and Industrial Research](/source/Council_of_Scientific_and_Industrial_Research) awarded Gulati [Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize](/source/Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize), one of the highest Indian science awards in 1971.[14] He received the Shriram Gold Medal of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in 1973 and the Amrut Modi Research Foundation Award in 1978. The Medical Council of India awarded him the [B. C. Roy Award](/source/B._C._Roy_Award), the highest Indian honor inn the medical sciences category, in 1981. he is also a recipient of the Uvunas Prize of the Indian Pharmacological Society.[6] Indian Pharmacological Society has instituted an annual oration, *O. D. Gulati Oration*[4] and *Indian Journal of Pharmacology* awards *O. D. Gulati Prize Paper Abstracts* every year in his honor.[15][16]

## Selected bibliography

- Nandkumar S. Shah, Om Datt Gulati (1984). "Effect of clozapine and molindone on plasma and brain levels of mescaline in mice". *European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics*. **9** (4): 307–309. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/BF03189681](https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF03189681). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [6532803](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6532803). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [6615255](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:6615255).

- Rajani AP, Gulati OD (1988). "Evidence for multiple prejunctional receptor sites in rat isolated anococcygeus muscle". *Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther*. **292**: 86–100. [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [3395178](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3395178).

- Sethi OP, Anand KK, Gulati OD (1992). "Evaluation of xanthotoxol for central nervous system activity". *J. Ethnopharmacol*. **36** (3): 239–47. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1016/0378-8741(92)90050-2](https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0378-8741%2892%2990050-2). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [1434683](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1434683).

- Bhugra P, Gulati OD (1996). "Interaction of calcium channel blockers with different agonists in aorta from normal and diseased rats". *Indian J Physiol Pharmacol*. **40** (2): 109–19. [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [9062804](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9062804).

- Bhugra P, Gulati OD (2001). "Influence of chronic treatment of rats with isoprenaline and calcium channel blockers on response of isolated right ventricle to noradrenaline". *Indian J Exp Biol*. **39** (3): 272–5. [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [11495288](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11495288).

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## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Long link - please select award year to see details

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Please see *Selected bibliography* section

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize"](https://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=471). *ssbprize.gov.in*. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Remembering_Some_Special_2-0)** ["Remembering Some Special"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180430115458/http://www.heartacademy.org/phpwcms/index.php?remembering-some-special). International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences. 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.heartacademy.org/phpwcms/index.php?remembering-some-special) on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Brief_Profile_of_the_Awardee_3-0)** ["Brief Profile of the Awardee"](http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=471). Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Honours_&_Awards_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Honours_&_Awards_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Honours_&_Awards_4-2) ["Honours & Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180430115434/http://www.indianpharmacology.org/honors.html). Indian Pharmaceutical Society. 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.indianpharmacology.org/honors.html) on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-View_Bhatnagar_Awardees_5-0)** ["View Bhatnagar Awardees"](http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx). Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-In_memory_of_a_Legend:_Dr._Om_Datt_Gulati_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-In_memory_of_a_Legend:_Dr._Om_Datt_Gulati_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-In_memory_of_a_Legend:_Dr._Om_Datt_Gulati_7-2) Sagun V. Desai (2012). ["In memory of a Legend: Dr. Om Datt Gulati"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326935). *Indian J. Pharmacol*. **44** (2): 282. [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [3326935](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326935).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-History_IPS_8-0)** ["History IPS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170220171837/http://www.indianpharmacology.org/history.html). Indian Pharmacological Society. 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.indianpharmacology.org/history.html) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CV_Network_Memorials_9-0)** ["CV Network Memorials"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210513082341/http://www.heartacademy.org/newsletter/11/2.pdf) (PDF). CV Network. 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.heartacademy.org/newsletter/11/2.pdf) (PDF) on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pharmacologist_of_India:_Their_Contribution_10-0)** P. C. Pnadya, S. K. Kulkarni, G. D. Khilnani (2017). [*Pharmacologist of India: Their Contribution*](http://www.vallabhprakashan.com/PcolI.aspx). p. 354. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-93-85529-11-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-93-85529-11-5).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CONTRIBUTION_OF_INDIAN_SCIENTISTS_TO_PHARMACOLOGICAL_RESEARCH_IN_THE_U.S.A._AND_CANADA_11-0)** ["CONTRIBUTION OF INDIAN SCIENTISTS TO PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE U.S.A. AND CANADA"](http://medind.nic.in/ibi/t00/i4/ibit00i4p152.pdf) (PDF). Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2. 2000.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Handbook_of_Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize_Winners_12-0)** ["Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043957/http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf) (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999. Archived from [the original](http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf) (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gulati_OD_[Author]_13-0)** ["Gulati OD \[Author\]"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?access_num=Gulati+OD&link_type=AUTHORSEARCH&cmd=search&term=Gulati+OD%5Bau%5D&dispmax=50). PubMed. 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Clinical_Research_-_Past,_Present_&_Future_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Clinical_Research_-_Past,_Present_&_Future_15-1) Om D. Gulati (2013). ["Clinical Research - Past, Present & Future"](http://nams-india.in/webpages/2013_1and%202/62-86-1-SM.pdf) (PDF). *Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India)*. **49** (1–2): 16–30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Medical_Sciences_16-0)** ["Medical Sciences"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130224074105/http://www.csir.res.in/External/Heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Medical_SCIENCES.htm) on 24 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-O._D._Gulati_Prize_Paper_Abstracts_17-0)** ["O. D. Gulati Prize Paper Abstracts"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170220171936/https://doaj.org/article/97e49b6a59094367adf45789ac52497d). Indian Journal of Pharmacology. 2017. Archived from [the original](https://doaj.org/article/97e49b6a59094367adf45789ac52497d) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-O._D._Gulati_Prize_-_List_of_Papers_18-0)** ["O. D. Gulati Prize - List of Papers"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755076). *Indian Journal of Pharmacology*. **47** (Suppl 1): S7–S8. 2017. [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [4755076](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4755076).

## External links

- Popat N Patil (16 April 2012). [*Discoveries in Pharmacological Sciences*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ORW7CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA26). World Scientific. pp. 26–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-981-4458-66-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-981-4458-66-5).

- ["Dr. Om Datt Gulati (1927-2012)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170220174753/http://sprout038.sprout.yale.edu/imagefinder/Figure,$DirectLink.direct?state:Figure=BrO0ABXcRAAAAAQAACmRvY3VtZW50SWRzcgARamF2YS5sYW5nLkludGVnZXIS4qCk94GHOAIAAUkABXZhbHVleHIAEGphdmEubGFuZy5OdW1iZXKGrJUdC5TgiwIAAHhwABK26w%3D%3D). *Yale Image Finder*. Yale University. 2017. Archived from [the original](http://sprout038.sprout.yale.edu/imagefinder/Figure,$DirectLink.direct?state:Figure=BrO0ABXcRAAAAAQAACmRvY3VtZW50SWRzcgARamF2YS5sYW5nLkludGVnZXIS4qCk94GHOAIAAUkABXZhbHVleHIAEGphdmEubGFuZy5OdW1iZXKGrJUdC5TgiwIAAHhwABK26w%3D%3D) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

## Further reading

- Om Datt Gulati (1959). ["An Investigation of Some Aspects of the Central Nervous System Actions of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid and Related Compounds as Assessed by the Use of Systemic and Intracerebral Routes of Administration in Mice"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172232/http://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=print_theses). *Dissertation*. University of Colorado, Boulder. Archived from [the original](http://scholar.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1062&context=print_theses) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

- Desai, Sagun V. (April 2012). ["In memory of a Legend: Dr. Om Datt Gulati"](http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/obituaries/73898969/memory-legend-dr-om-datt-gulati). *Obituary*. Indian Journal of Pharmacology.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

v t e Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Medical Science 1960s R. B. Arora (1961) Bal Krishan Anand (1963) N. K. Dutta (1965) V. Ramalingaswami (1965) J. B. Chatterjea (1966) R.J. Vakil (1966) A. K. Basu (1967) M. J. Thirumalachar (1967) S. R. Mukherjee (1968) Uttamchand Khimchand Sheth (1968) S. Kalyanaraman (1969) Ranjit Roy Chaudhury (1969) 1970s J. R. Talwar (1970) O. M. Gulati (1971) A. K. Maiti (1971) N. R. Moudgal (1976) 1980s P. R. Adiga (1980) T. Desiraju (1980) U. C. Chaturvedi (1981) Indira Nath (1983) J. N. Sinha (1984) B. S. Srivastava (1984) D. K. Ganguly (1985) S. S. Agarwal (1986) P. Seth (1986) 1990s Maharaj Kishan Bhan (1990) Shashi Wadhwa (1991) U. N. Das (1992) N. K. Mehra (1992) G. P. Pal (1993) K. B. Sainis (1994) Y. D. Sharma (1994) S. K. Panda (1995) A. K. Tyagi (1995) V. Ravindranath (1996) S. K. Sarin (1996) S. K. Gupta (1997) Vijay Kumar (1997) G. Balakrish Nair (1998) Ch. Mohan Rao (1999) 2000s Shahid Jameel (2000) Birendra Nath Mallick (2001) Sunil Pradhan (2002) C. S. Dey (2003) Anil Kumar Mandal (2003) C. E. Chitnis (2004) Javed Naim Agrewala (2005) V. S. Sangwan (2006) Pundi Narasimhan Rangarajan (2007) Ravinder Goswami (2008) Santosh G. Honavar (2009) 2010s Mitali Mukerji (2010) K. Narayanaswamy Balaji (2011) Sandip Basu (2012) Pushkar Sharma (2013) Anurag Agrawal (2014) Vidita Ashok Vaidya (2015) Niyaz Ahmed (2016) Amit Dutt (2017) Deepak Gaur (2017) Ganesan Venkatasubramanian (2018) Dhiraj Kumar (2019) Mohammad Javed Ali (2019) 2020s Bushra Ateeq (2020) Ritesh Agarwal (2020) Jeemon Panniyammakal (2021) Rohit Srivastava (2021) Dipyaman Ganguly (2022)

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