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Obituary
He delivered a series of five loctures on Bharatiya Tattvavidya (Indian Philosophy) in 'Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad Honorarium Lecture Series' under the auspices of M. S. University, Baroda in the year 1957.
He delivered a series of five lectures on Samadarsi Acarya Haribhadra under the auspices of Bombay University in 1959,
In 1957 he was honoured by the Gujarat University, bestowing upon him the honorary D. Litt. Degree.
In 1955 Pandit Shri Sukhlalji Sanman Samiti was formed in Ahme dabad. The Samiti held a public function, under the presidentship of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then vice-president of India, to honour Pan at Bombay in 1957. On this occasion Panditji's Gujarati and Hindi original writings were collected and published in three volumes under the general title 'Darśang ane Cintana' (2 Yols, Gujarati) and 'Darsana aur Cintana' (one volume Hindi). Panditji was honoured with a purses of Rs. 70,000. With this amount he founded Jäănodaya Trust for the dissemination of knowledge.
He was elected president of the Gujarati section of the Indian philosophical Conference which met in Ahmedabed in 1958.
In 1959 he was elected president of the Tattvajñána section of the Gujarati Sahityaparishad which met in Ahmedabad.
Again, in 1959 he was awarded a prize of Rs. 5,000/- by Sahitya Akadami, Delhi, for his 'Darśana ane Cintana.' The work was considered to be the best among the works produced during the year.
In 1959 Gujarat Government awarded him a prize of Rs. 2,000 for his Darsana ane Cintana, considering it to be the best work of the year.
He was elected President of the Religion and Philosophy section of the All India Oriental Conference held in Kashmir in 1961.
In 1961 he was awarded by the president of India a certificate of honour for his scholarship in Sanskrit.
In 1963 he was awarded a prize of Rs. 2000-00 by the Government of Gujarat for his work 'Samadarst Acurya Haribhadra.'
In 1967 Sardar Patel Universtiy, Vallabh Vidyanagar honoured him by awarding Hon. D. Litt. Degree.
In 1973 Saurashtra University also honoured him by awarding honorary D. Litt. Degree.
In 1974 the Government of India honoured him by bestowing on him the title 'Padmabhūşaņa.'
In 1975 the Nayanălandā Mahāvihära, a centre of Buddhist Studies and Research, honoured him by awarding honorary "Vidyāvāridhi' Degree
