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List of Awards and Honors received

S.No Award Year
1 National Cadet Corps (N.C.C)- Passed G1  Examination 1966
2 Mary Clark Memorial Scholarship, Canada, USA 1970
3 PhD , CSIR ,Fellow 1973-76
4 Pest Doctoral Fellow 1976-77
5 Advanced Studies at Michigan State University (FAO Fellow) 1989
6 Indian Dietetic Association ,Registered Dietitian (IDA) 1998
7 State Best Teacher Award    (STATE GOVT)                                                  1998
8 Received Appreciation Certificate   (ICAR)                  1998
9 Women of the Year (ABI, USA) 1998 & 2000
10 Bharata Mata Award (Astrological Research, Project, Viswa Jyothi Perished, Calcutta)                            2001
11 Best Citizen of India (International Publication House) 2002
12 Fellow of Association of Food Scientist and Technologist (AFST(I)) 2004
13 Out Standing Woman professional award (FICCI) 2007-2008
14 Eminent Women Scientist award (WISE INDIA) 2012
15 3rd Dr. Rajammal P. Devdas  Memorial Award  by   Nutrition Society of India (NSI) 2012
16 Women Leadership in Science & Technology(Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science & Technology) 2017
17 Oration Lecture Award of Dr. Mirulani Devi Puar  ( Chancellor of M.S. University )on January 22nd, 2020 during 33rd Biennial Conference of Home Science Association of India (HSAI) on Trends for Futuristic Development in Home Science at Avinashlingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore. 2020
18 Women Excellence Award from Indian Achievers Forum 2021
19 Life Time achievement Award, VDGOOD, Professional Association 2022
  International Research award in Science , Technology and Management   (INSO) 2022
  Women Achiever Award by OWSD 2024
  Life Time Achievement Award by Sadhana Awards-2024 2024
  Global Women in business and leadership Award by CGPTI ( Global Council for the promotion of International Trade) 2025
  Received this recognition for Transformational Leadership in Empowering Communities Through Nutrition at the 13th Biannual Memorial Lecture of Sri Raghotham Reddy on 10th April. 2026

Honors Received:

  • Honorarium for writing University Level Text Book Food Science and Technology- ICAR, 1999    
  • Honorarium for writing University Level Text Book Food Storage and Preservation- UGC, 1999