undertaken various National and International Research Projects with the Department of Science and Technology. (Government of India, New Delhi) Awards and distinctions The President of India conferred the Visitor’s Award for path breaking research carried out in the field of Contemporary Issues in Cosmology and Astrophysics, to the Cosmology and Astrophysics Research Group led by Prof. M. Sami, Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, consisting of Prof. Anjan A. Sen, Prof. Sushant G. Ghosh and Prof. Sanjay Jhingan, in the year 2015. On 4 February 2015, the President of India presented the Visitor’s Award in Durbar Hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Padma Vibhushan Jayant V. Narlikar nominated him for Padma Shri Award 2018 in the field of science and technology. References Indian physicists 1955 births Living people