ɹᵻsˈiːvd pˈædmə ʃɹˈaɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ɪnðə sˈɪvəlsˈɜːvɪs kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi, æz ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ʌv ˌæmjuːnˈɪʃən fˈæktɚɹi kˈɑːdki, wˌɪtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚd ðɪ ˈæntaɪsˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn ɹˈɑːkɪts jˈuːzd ɪn sˈɪŋkɪŋ ðə sˈʌbmɚɹˌiːn pˌiːˌɛnˈɛs ɡˈɑːzi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndoʊpˌækɪstˈæni wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
Received Padma Shri in 1972, in the civil-service category, as the General Manager of Ammunition Factory Khadki, which developed and manufactured the anti-submarine rockets used in sinking the submarine PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.