Recognition

Awards for teaching excellence, scholarship, and community leadership

Heritage Heroes Community Award

2023

The Asian American Foundation

For making America safer through civil rights work by founding the Sikh Coalition. This award recognizes decades of advocacy protecting constitutional rights and combating discrimination against Sikh Americans and other marginalized communities.

James Park Morton Interfaith Tribute

2003

Interfaith Center of New York

For grassroots advocacy combating hate crimes post-9/11. This recognition honors early leadership in organizing community responses to anti-Sikh violence and building interfaith coalitions in the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001.

Certificate of Distinction in Teaching

Multiple Years

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University

Awarded based on exceptional student evaluations across multiple courses. This consistent recognition reflects commitment to rigorous pedagogy, mentorship excellence, and innovative approaches to teaching South Asian traditions and manuscript studies.