Awards
- 1981 Padma Shree by govt of India,but he politely refused saying that "I do not deserve it till flesh and blood(top soil) of India was flowing down to the sea."
- 1987: Right Livelihood Award (Chipko Movement)
- 1986 Jamnalal Bajaj Award for constructive work.
- 1989 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences was conferred by IIT Roorkee
- 2009: Padma Vibhushan
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