Dr. Pai, besides being an MD gold medalist at the University of Mumbai and Masters of Science in Clinical Embryology and Andrology from the Eastern Virginia Medical school USA, has also been the recipient of the Rashtriya Ekta award, the Doctor award from the Indian Medical Association, the Navshakti award for yeomen service in medicine, and even the Jai Hind College alumni award. What these awards show are the many facets of this man who is more than just a reputed doctor, an academic, and a social worker