Top Grade accredition for Indian instrumental music (sitar ) by Akashwani Delhi 2018
Sangeet Prabhakar, Sangeet Visharad 1976
Sangeet Bhaskar 1981
Awards at Rendezvous at IIT Delhi 1981,1983
AFMC Pune College Colours & College Blues 1983, 1984
Sahitya Kala Paraishad Award of Merit 1987
Apeejay Award (First prize in All India Music Competition) 1988
Lichhavi Sangeet Samman 2006
Swareshwar Rambhajan Samman 2009
Shri Gandhi Award 2010
Bihar Shtabdi Award 2012
Lichhavi Samman 2013
Honoured for Top 50 Most Influential Authors of 2025
Important concerts
•National programme of Music, Doordarshan
•National Programme of Music, Akashwani
•Tansen Thyagaraja Music Conference
•Swami Haridas Music Conference
•Lichhavi Sangeet Samaroh
•Vaishali Mahotsav
•Patliputra Mahotsava
More contributions
•Established Bharatiya Sangeet Vidyapeeth in 1988
•Founded National Indian Music Circle in 1998
•Records: Sublime Melodies on Sitar ( Cassette), Poorva, Reminiscences, Ecstacy.
Propagated new raaga and taala composed by gurus:
•Pandit Ravindra Kinjalk: Taal Kinjalk ( Rhythmic cycle of eleven and a half beats)
•Pandit Gopal Krishna: Shiv Omkar, Raag Tilak Malhar
•Pandit Umashankar Mishra: Raag Vibhawari, Maithili dhun
•Self composed: Kajri, Vrijji dhun, Dancing Strings (vadya vrinda)