For over forty years, Professor Saradindu Dutta sought answers to elusive scientific questions through his academic research. After receiving a Bachelor of Science from the University of Calcutta and a Graduate Degree of Veterinary Science from the Bengal Veterinary College, he emigrated to the United States in 1957. He earned a Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin and Doctor of Philosophy from the Ohio State University.

He spent his career as a professor in the departments of Pharmacology at Ohio State University in Columbus and at Wayne State University in Detroit. Professor Dutta's research in the biochemical aspects of heart and lung functioning led to countless academic publications and collaboration with institutions such as General Motors and the American Heart Association. He supervised the research of doctoral students, he instructed medical student and graduate pharmacology students. His many honors include the Fulbright Scholarship which he received in 1992. He collaborated with international universities, wrote pharmacology review articles and textbook chapters.

As a father, he inspired the pursuit of academic achievement in his children. His son Sumit Dutta, MD and daughter Swati Dutta, MD, received their medical degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan respectively. His son, Suman Dutta, graduated from the University of Michigan in Economics. In his three children, Saradindu Dutta instilled his humor, his kindness and his ethics.

Dr. Dutta was a respected member of the Bengali community of Detroit and was one of their cultural association's founding members. He was a devoted husband for thirty-seven years. He will be missed by his wife Sukla, his children, the Bengali community, his colleagues and former students.

He died in his sleep on third of October, 1999, at six o'clock in the morning. A memorial service was held at the Bharatiya Temple in Troy, Michigan on 24 October 1999.
 

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