 He was a recipient of B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, which he received twice.The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and the Royal Society of Medicine included his name on the "Wall of Honor" at Panel no 5.On 11 February 2010, Vittobai, Rangabhashyam's mother, was felicitated at a program, "Salute to Mothers", in Chennai.