hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd pˈædmə ʃɹˈaɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ænd pˈædmə bˈʌʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə, ɪnðə sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi, fɔːɹ hɪz kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndoʊtʃˈaɪnə wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd ðɪ ˈɪndoʊpˌækɪstˈæni wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 1962, and Padma Bhushan in 1965, by the Government of India, in the Civil Service category, for his contributions during the Indo-China War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, respectively.