 He authored several articles and 8 books on music and was the founder of "Shankar Gandharva Mahavidyalaya", a music college based in Gwalior.The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1973, for his contributions to music.He was also a recipient of several other honors, including the 1959 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the 1980 Tansen Award of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.