Literary Achievements

AwardConferring OrganizationCountryYear
Poet LaureateWorld Academy of Arts and CultureIndia1981
Honorable Friend of the Bodleian Library for LifeBodleian Library, University of Oxford United Kingdom1989
Honorary ChairmanKenya Oral Literature AssociationKenya1990
National Book Award for 1992National Book Development CouncilMalaysia1993
Non-resident Membership and Machado de Assis MedalBrazilian Academy of LettersBrazil1993
Titles of Noble Patron of the ArtsPan-African Writers AssociationGhana1993
International Leo Tolstoy Gold MedalInternational Association of Children's FundsRussia1995
World Poet Laureate AwardWorld Poetry SocietyIndia1995
Honorary AdvisorSociety for the Study of Oriental Culture and Peking University Institute of Oriental CultureChina1997
Tagore Peace Award India's Asiatic Society India1997
Certificate of Commendation
For a New Art of Living-Discourses on Life, Health, Biomedical Ethics, and Education
University of Montreal PressCanada2001
NAPRA Nautilus Awards "Social Change" category winnerNetworking Alternatives for Publishers, Retailers, & Artists, Inc.United States2002
2001 Book of the Year Awards
For the Sake of Peace
ForeWord Magazine United States2002
2002 Book of the Year Awards
Choose Hope: Your Role in Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age
ForeWord MagazineUnited States2003
International Literary Award for Understanding and FriendshipChinese Writers Association and the Chinese Literature FoundationChina2003
2003 Book of the Year Awards
On Being Human: Where Ethics, Medicine, and Spirituality Converge
ForeWord MagazineUnited States2004
Honorary DiplomaInternational Society of Greek Writers and ArtsGreece2005
World People's PoetWorld Poetry Society IntercontinentalIndia2007
Honorary General DirectorWorld Literary AssociationRepublic of Korea2008