Awards and Scholarships for academic excellence.


  1. Merit Scholarship for the Master of Arts (M.A) Course (1994-95).

  2. D D Kosambi Scholarship for the Master of Arts (M.A) Course (1993-94)

  3. Dr C M Kulkarni Scholarship for First Ranking in the Third Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) course in the University of Mumbai. (1993-95)

  4. Dr William Coelho Scholarship for First Ranking in the Third Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) course in the University of Mumbai. (1993-95)

  5. Awarded Trophy for First Ranking in the Third Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) course in the University of Mumbai, from C.H.M College, 1993.

  6. The Award from Bhartiya Sanskar Ashram for First Ranking in the Third Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) course in the University of Mumbai 1993.

  7. Smt Chandibai Scholarship for First Ranking in the Second Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Course in the CHM College. (1992-93)

  8. Himmatrai Mansukhani Scholarship for First Ranking in the First Year Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Course in the CHM College. (1991-92)


Fellowships and Grants for Research and Presentations.



  1. The Ministry of External Affairs of India, New Delhi recommended to represent India in the SAARC Conference at Kabul Afghanistan, on ‘Islamic Cultural Trails: Journey Through Time and Space of Merchants, Monks and Pilgrims on 28 th to 30 th August, 2019. The Special Grant was approved by the Qutub Jubliee Foundation, Mumbai.

  2. The Ministry of External Affairs of India, New Delhi recommended to represent India in the SAARC Conference at Colombo Sri lanka, on ‘Buddhist Cultural Trails: Journey Through Time and Space of Merchants, Monks and Pilgrims on 26 th and 27 th August, 2017. The Special Grant was approved by the Indo-Sri lanka Foundation, New Delhi.

  3. Recipient of the prestigious Foreign Travel Grant (FTG) from the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) for participating as a Keynote speaker for an International Conference by MIRDEC (Masters International Research Development Centre) in Madrid, Spain from 4 th to 7 th July, 2017.

  4. Received Pragat Maharashtra Fellowship for promoting Human Rights Awareness and Social Work, 2011.

  5. Received Lord Buddha National Fellowship Award, from the Dalit Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi , December 2013.

  6. Awarded the prestigious The Asiatic Fellowship for Research in Social Sciences from The Asiatic Society, Mumbai, to undertake studies on 'Gandhian Philosophy'. (2007-08).


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