Awarded Padma Shri in 2004 by the Government of India for his role in the development of LCA – Tejas.
ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd pˈædmə ʃɹˈaɪ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə fɔːɹ hɪz ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv ˌɛlsˌiːˈeɪ tˈɛdʒəz.