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Explanation of prizes:

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Dan David Prize
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The Dan David Prize grants annually three prizes of US$1 million each
for outstanding achievement. Fields are chosen for Past, Present and
Future. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_David_Prize

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AD White Professor-At-Large, Cornell University. Appointed 2007
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The Andrew D. White Professor-at-large was founded in celebration of
Cornell's first centenary and named in honor of the first president
of Cornell University. "At any one time, twenty outstanding intellectuals
from across the globe hold the title of Andrew Dickson White
Professor-at-Large and are considered full members of the Cornell
faculty ... to enliven the intellectual and culturval life of the
University".

Past professors include John Cleese, Fred Hoyle, Har Gobin Khorana, 
Barbara McClintock, Amartya Sen, M. S. Swaminathan and Kip Thorne.

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National Academy of Sciences (United States of America). Elected 2003
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of 
distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research,
dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and their
to their use for the general welfare.  The NAS was signed into
being by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863. 

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Jansky Award 2002
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The Jansky Lectureship is awarded each year by the Trustees of
Associated Universities, Inc., to recognize outstanding contributions
to the advancement of astronomy.  First awarded in 1966, it is named in
honor of the man who, in 1932, first detected radio waves from a cosmic
source. Karl Jansky's discovery of radio waves from the central region
of our Milky Way Galaxy started the science of radio astronomy.

http://www.nrao.edu/jansky

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Fellow of the Royal Society (London). Elected 2001.
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In recognition of my discovery of the first 
millisecond pulsar, the first brown dwarf and contributions to the
field of high energy transients -- soft gamma ray repeaters and
gamma ray bursts.

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IIT Delhi Distinguished Alumni Award. 1996 

Co-shared with Y. Deveshwar, Chairman, Indian Tobacco Corporation, India

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NSF Alan T. Waterman Award. 1992

This is awarded by the National Science Foundation and is given
once a year to the most accomplished scientist/doctor/engineer
(all fields) working in the US and under the age of 35 years.
Clearly, a lot of luck in winning this jackpot.

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Helen B. Warner Prize. 1991

This is awarded to an astronomer in North America (US, Canada,
Mexico) under the age of 35 years
who has made outstanding contributions  to astronomy and
astrophysics.

For my work on globular cluster pulsars.

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Packard Fellowship. 1990

Every year, the Packard Foundation awards 20 Fellowships across
all sciences and engineering to those considered outstanding
(and within three years of their appointment to a faculty
position). 

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Vainu Bappu Memorial Award. 1990

This is awarded to an astronomer under the age of 35 years
and who has made outstanding contributions to astronomy and
astrophysics. This is awarded by the Astronomical Society of
India.


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NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award. 1988.

Awarded by the US National Science Foundation for 
new faculty members on the basis of future promise.
The certificate is from the US President.

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