the science community. Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc). Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc). National Mineral Award, Ministry of Steel & Mines, Government of India (year 1997). INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Medal for Young Scientist for outstanding work on P-T characterization of granulites of South India (year 1989). M.K. Ray Memorial Medal for Best Paper by Geological, Mining & Metallurgical Society of India. M.R. Srinivasa Rao Award of Geological Society of India. Career Award of University Grants Commission (India). References 1957 births Living people Indian geologists Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences People from Dharamshala Scientists from Himachal Pradesh 20th-century Indian earth scientists