He was conferred a
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in New Year Honours List of 1935. In 1945, he was appointed as the
Vice-Chancellor of the new Patna University. His contribution to development of a post-graduate course in the university was acclaimed by all. He brought teachers of eminence from all over the country to administer the newly opened departments. The Patna University Institute of Psychological Research and Service, one of the oldest psychological service centres in
Eastern India was founded in 1945 by him. The institute is located at Krishna Kunj. The building housing the institute was donated to the university by the late
Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh, an eminent educationist of the state. In 1946 he was conferred his knighthood. After independence, in 1949, he was invited by the then Prime Minister of India,
Jawaharlal Nehru, to become India's ambassador to Nepal. It was during this tenure that the
King of Nepal sought refuge at the Indian embassy in 1950. After completing his tenure in Kathmandu, he was appointed as the
Governor of undivided Punjab in 1953. Under his aegis that the city of Chandigarh as well as the
Bhakra Dam were built. The establishment of the
Kurukshetra University was his dream. He wanted to set up an institute to promote
Indian culture and traditions. He was also appointed as the governor of Uttar Pradesh. Also,
Pracheen Kala Kendra, an institution for arts and culture was established in
Chandigarh in 1956 with his active support and kind patronage. In 1958, he went as India's ambassador to Japan. There he was given an honorary doctorate from
Ohtani University. Unable to continue in that post, due to ill-health, he was forced to come back to
India. ==Zamindari==