Pai was conferred the
Padma Shri by the
Indian government in 1972. He was awarded the degree of
D.Litt. by the
Karnataka University, Dharwad in 1973 and the
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in 1975. The
Government of India brought out a stamp commemorating Pai on 9 October 1999. Pai has also been recognized by
Ripley's Believe It or Not as the person who has established the most number of educational institutions in his lifetime. ==References==