“I had been regularly acknowledged by various governments, civil society and associations through awards and honours for my work for betterment of the society. Besides being the youngest fraternity of India to have been bestowed prestigious fellowships from three national associations in the discipline of public health along-with two orations, I am the recipient of ‘Public Health Excellence of India’ by Hon. Health Minister of India”

Awards and Honours

Year 2021

  • Dr. SN Rao Award

Year 2020

  • Dr. Harcharan Singh Oration Award

Year 2017

  • Vasudeva Oration, by Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine-North Zone
  • Certificate of Appreciation for high quality published research work in 5th Annual Research Day, by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  • Excellent work for ‘Tobacco Free Punjab’ and ‘Chandigarh Smoke free’, by State Tobacco Control Cells- Punjab and Chandigarh

Year 2014

  • Best Paper Award ‘Enhancing Indian Economy through Medical Tourism’, by Panjab University, Chandigarh
  • Fellowship, by Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

Year 2018

  • Best published article of the year, by Medical Journal Armed Forces India.

Year 2015

  • Excellence in Public Health, by Excellence in Public Health
  • Young Researcher Award, by Intramural Research Scheme PGIMER, Chandigarh

Before 2014

  • Visiting scholarship, by Maastricht University, the Netherland (2 months), in 2013.
  • Young Researcher Award, by Intramural Research Scheme PGIMER, Chandigarh, in 2009,2010,2011,
    2012,2013.
  • Member, by Membership of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS), in 2013
  • Fellowship, by International Medical Sciences Academy, in 2012.
  • Fellowship, by Indian Public Health Association, in 2012.
  • Visiting Fellowship, by John Hopkins School of Public Health, U.S-2011 on Global Tobacco Control (2 weeks), in 2011.
  • Scholarship, by University Grants Commission, in 2011.
  • Best Poster, by XII Annual Conference of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (North Zone Chapter), in 2008.
  • Young researcher award (epidemiology), by IAPSM-FORD Foundation, in 2006.

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