· Received Rs.15000.00/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, as partial financial support for organizing a National level seminar at Malankara Catholic College (2006).

· Received financial grant of Rs.5000.00/- (Rupees five thousand only) from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, as guide; for a PG Student Mr. Shafi P. Thompson; under student project scheme (rupees 5000/-) for the project entitled “Characterization of Tooth Scum Bacteria in the Kanyakumari population and their Control by Phytomedicines of Western Ghats” (2007).

· Received Rs.20,000.00/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. Of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, as partial financial support for organizing a National level seminar at Malankara Catholic College (2009).

Professional Memberships

Lifetime associate Member in Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology, Chennai (since 2003).

Associate Member in Institute of Nanotechnology (IoN) UK (since 2005).

Member of board of PG Microbiology Examinations Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli.

Seminar/ Symposia and Workshops organized.

S.No.	Nature of event	Numbers
1	International Level	3
2	National	8
3	Regional	3

Publications

S.No.	Nature of Publication	Numbers
1	Text Book	1
2	Papers in International Journal	4
3	Paper in National Seminar proceedings	6