Awards, Honours & Recognition

Recognition of a life of service and scholarship.

Literary & Scholarly Recognition

1992

Pandit Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Award

For non-professional journalism

Awarded to Major Brahma Singh in 1992 in recognition of his prolific non-professional journalism on national defence and Jammu & Kashmir affairs.

1990

The Standard Regimental History

Scholarly recognition

His History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820–1956 is recognised as the definitive, standard reference work on the regiment and its State-Force lineage.

Cited as a Primary Source

Vivekananda International Foundation and others

The book is drawn upon as a primary source in institutional and scholarly histories of the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles.

Academic Recognition

Held in Major World Libraries

University of Michigan · National Library of Australia · Imperial War Museums

His work is catalogued and preserved by leading research libraries and military museums internationally.

A note on military decorations. Service medals, citations and appreciation letters held by the family can be added here with images of the certificates. The recognitions shown above are documented from public scholarly and library sources.