Dr. R.N. Tandon Memorial Lecture award by NASI for the year 2018 for Outstanding Research Contributions in the area of Functional Genomics, Plant Reproduction, and Seed Development.
Member, Guha Research Conference (from 2014)
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (December 7, 2013)
Member, Editorial board, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2010 ~)
Fellow: Science and Technology Agency (STA) Japan - Foreign Scientist (1997-1999)
Fellow: JSPS (Japan society for the Promotion of Science) long-term Post-doctoral fellowship (1995-1997).
Fellow: Monbusho (Ministry of Education and Culture) (1992-94).