Awards & Publications

(Sir C.P. with his family when Knighted by the Queen of England with the honorary ‘Knight Commander of the most distinguished order of St. Michael and St. Gabriel’ (KCMG) as a recognition from Britain for his contribution to world shipping.)

Sir CP’s decorations, honours and awards

1972 “Padma Vibushan” awarded by the President of India
1978 “Admiral Padilla” awards, Colombia
1978 “Gran Amigo Del Mark” award, Colombia
1978-89 Honorary Member, The Honorable Company of Master Mariners, United Kingdom
1979 Honorary Fellow, Plymouth Polytechnic, United Kingdom
1980-89 European International Committee of Honour
1981 Honorary Member, Institute of Marine Technologists, India
1981 Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, United Kingdom
1982 “Commander du Mèrite Maritime” by the Government of France
1982 Commander of the Order of Saint Olav, by the King of Norway
1983 “Grande Ufficiale dell” Ordine al Merito, by the Government of Italy
1983 Order of Prince Henry, The Navigator (Commander) by the Government of Portugal
1983 Nautical Medal, First Class, by the Government of Greece
1984 Gold Mercury International Award, Ad Personam
1984 “Orden Cruz Peruana al Merito Naval” grade “Gran Cruz Distintivo Blanco”, by the Government of Peru
1985 Honorary Fellow, The Nautical Institute, United Kingdom
1985 Honorary Member, International Federation of Shipmaster’s Associations
1985 “Orden del Manuel Amador Guerrero” grade “Gran Cruz”, by the President of Panama
1986 “Orden do Merito Naval” grade “Grande-Official” by the Government of Brazil
1986 Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit, by the President of Poland
1988 Honorary Member, The Warsash Association, United Kingdom
1988 Honorary Member, International Maritime Pilot’s Association
1988 Malmö City Silver Medal of Honour, Sweden
1989 Knight Great Band, Liberian Humande Order of African Redemption, by the President of Liberia
1989 Seatrade Award for Achievement (Seatrade Organization), United Kingdom
1989 BIMCO Appreciation Award (Baltic and International Maritime Council)
1989 Commander Cross of the Order of Merit, by the President of Germany
1989 Commander’s Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star, by the King of Sweden
1990 Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St George, by the Queen of the United Kingdom
1990 Order of Merit, first Grade, by the President of Egypt
1992 International Maritime Prize, IMO, United Nations
1994 Encomienda du Numero de la Orden de Isabel La Catolica, by the King of Spain
2000 Lifetime Achievement Award, Lloyd’s Ship Manager Manning and Training, United Kingdom
2003 Malmö City Gold Medal of Honour and Honorary Citizenship of Malmö, Sweden
2005 Sixth Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management, by the President of India
2006 Lifetime Achievement award presented by International Biographocal Centre, Cambridge, UK.
2007 The Seatrade Lifetime Achievement Award
2009 Padma Vibhushan, awarded by the President of India