 He got the Moortidevi Award from Bharatiya Jnanpith and many awards from UP, WB and Assam Government.Kuber Nath Ray dedicated his writing entirely to the form of the essay.His collections of essays "Gandha Madan", "Priya neel-kanti", "Ras Aakhetak", "Vishad Yog", "Nishad Bansuri", "Parna mukut" have enormously enriched the form of essay.