Awards and Honours

Awards and Honors


  • Prof. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture Award The Indian Botanical Society (2022)
  • Maharshi Samman Royal Association for Science Led Socio-cultural Advancement (RASSA) New Delhi, India (2020)
  • Panjab Singh Vishisth Krishi Vaigyanik Puraskar Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lucknow, India (2016)
  • Scientist of Excellence Award Society for Plant Research, Meerut, India (2008)
  • AEB Honour Academy of Environmental Biology India, Lucknow, India (2012)
  • R. D. Asana Medal Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi, India (1992)
  • JEB Young Scientist Award Academy of Environmental Biology India, Lucknow, India (1992)
  • First prize award on Poetry Book Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh, India (1988-89)
  • First prize award on Children’s Book Haryana Sahitya Academy, Chandigarh, India (1994-95)

Other Honours

  • UNESCO ST Biotech Fellowship by UNESCO, Paris, France (1994)
  • NSERC Biotech Visiting Fellowship - University of Guelph, Canada (1996)
  • INSA Visiting Fellowship Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India (1992)