hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə pˈædmə bˈʌʃən baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ɪnðə sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi, fɔːɹ hɪz kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndoʊpˌækɪstˈæni wˈɔːɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, in 1973, in the Civil service category, for his contributions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.