 Apart from his literary works he has also translated and edited books on Indian medicine, epics, and Puranas.He also contributed research papers in various seminars, journals and books in the field of Indology.He has received many awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 1989, the "Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award" in 1989, the "Delhi Sanskrit Academy Award", and the prestigious "Presidential Award".