 In 1994, Mahalanabis was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.In 2002 Dr. Mahalanabis, Dr. Nathaniel Pierce, Dr. David Nalin and Dr. Norbert Hirschhorn, were awarded the first Pollin Prize in Pediatric Research for their contributions to the discovery and implementation of oral rehydration therapy.In 2006 Dr. Mahalanabis, Dr. Richard A.