He declined the Padma Vibhushan as it was conferred on him in his individual capacity but accepted the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1987 and the Gandhi Peace Prize in February 1999 as both were conferred on the Ramakrishna Mission.
He declined the Padma Vibhushan. It was conferred on him in his individual capacity. He accepted the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1987. He accepted the Indira Gandhi Award for the Gandhi Peace Prize in February 1999. Both were conferred on the Ramakrishna Mission.