Awards & Recognition
Literature/ Writing
Awards
Sahitya Academi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award from Crossword Books, 2016
R K Narayan Award, 2006
Honourary Doctorates
D. Lit from Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2023
D. Lit from IIT Kanpur, 2020
Karnataka University, Dharwad, 2005
Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, 2002
Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 2007
Tumkur University, Tumkur, 2012
VEL Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University, Chennai, 2013
SNDT, Mumbai
Social Work/ Contribution
Awards
Padma Shri, 2006
Padma Bhushan, 2023
Kannada Samskriti Ilakhe – Dhana Chintamani Attimabbe Prashasti, 2010
Honourary Doctorates
D. Social Work, Tumkur University, 2012
Others
Awards
The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence, Mumbai, 2001