 He received the 2005 Krishna Kanta Handique Memorial Award, given in recognition of his contributions to promote the cause of Sanskrit language and literature.In 2004, he was given "Vachaspati Puraskar" by the K. K. Birla Foundation to honour writers for their work in Sanskrit during the previous ten years for his poetic work "Gaganvani".He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and Member of the American Oriental Society.