Membership
- Member of International Council of Museums (ICOM-India), since 2007
- Life member of Museum Association of India (MAI), New Delhi
- Life Member of Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property, (IASC) New Delhi
- Life Member of Anthropological Association (AA), Mysore, since 1999
- Life Member of Society for Indian Medical Anthropology (SIMA), Mysore.
- Life Member Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), Kolkata
- Life Member, Indian Anthropological Society (IAS), Kolkata.
- Life Member, North Eastern Institute of Culture And Research (NEICR), Guwahati
Award Received:
Awarded the Young Scientist Award in 12th M.P. Young Scientist Congress, 1997, in Behavioural Science sponsored by M.P. Council of Science and Technology (MPCOST), Bhopal. Organised by Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur INDIA