Area of interest: Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
• Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) bronze medal for 2010
• DST-SERC Visiting Fellowship awarded by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi (December 2009)
• INSA-DFG fellowship for visit to University of Kiel (April-May 2009)
• DST-DAAD fellowship for visit to University of Kiel (May 2007)
• DAAD fellowship for visit to University of Kiel under reinvitation programme (May-June 2006)
• DST-DAAD fellowship for visit to University of Kiel (July-August 2004)
• DAAD fellowship for visit to University of Kiel under reinvitation programme (May-July 2003)
• DST-SERC Visiting Fellowship awarded by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi (May-July 2000)
• DAAD fellowship for visit to University of Karlsruhe, Germany (May 1995-July 1996)
• Young Scientist Award by the Indian Council of Chemists (1991)
