Awards and Honors

1. The research paper entitled “On the affinity of Chuaria – Tawuia complex: A multidisciplinary study” co-authored by me was awarded “Sharda Chandra Gold Medal-2009” in Palaeontology by the Palaeontological Society of India. - 2009
2. The research paper “Mesoproterozoic silicified microbiotas of Russia and India—Characteristics and Contrasts.” co-authored by me was awarded “Iyengar-Sahni Medal-2009” for the best paper published in the Palaeobotanist in preceding two years by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, L - 2009
3. Awarded Gold Medal “Smt. Shanta Kalyan Smriti Swarn Padak” for scoring highest marks in Chemistry throughout the college in Intermediate. - 2010
4. Awarded ‘B.S. Venkatachala Memorial Medal-2010’ for outstanding piece of research work in Palaeobotany. - 2010
5. Awarded “Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship” - 2010

Memberships of Professional Societies

1. Life Member Palaeontological Society of India (PSI)
2. Voting Member, the Sub-commission on the Precambrian - International Commission of Stratigraphy (ICS-the Precambrian) (March 2018-June 2020)
3. Voting Member, the Sub-commission on Pre-Cryogenian Stratigraphy –International Commission of Stratigraphy (ICS-Pre-Cryogenian (since June, 2020)

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Publications

Selected Publications

1. Chethan Kumar, Yogmaya Shukla, Mukund Sharma et al., 2023. A new find of Neoarchaean stromatolites from the Dharwar Supergroup, India. Current Science, 125(4): 435-441.
2. Mukund Sharma, Yogmaya Shukla and V.N. Sergeev, 2021. Microfossils from the Krol ‘A’ of the Lesser Himalaya, India: Additional supporting data for its early Ediacaran age. Palaeoworld, 30(4): 610-626.
3. Yogmaya Shukla, Mukund Sharma, Nora Noffke and Flavia Callefo, 2020. Biofilm microfacies in phosphoritic units of the Neoproterozoic Halkal Shale, Bhima basin, South India. Precambrian Research. 349: 105501.
4. Yogmaya Shukla and Mukund Sharma, 2020. Egg-carton’ shaped plausible organo- sedimentary structure from the Archaean Chitradurga Group, Dharwar Supergroup, south India. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 109: 931-932.
5. Yogmaya Shukla, Mukund Sharma and V.N. Sergeev, 2020. Organic walled microfossils from the Neoproterozoic Owk Shale, Kurnool Group, South India. Palaeoworld 30(4): 610-62.
6. Vladimir N. Sergeev, Mukund Sharma and Yogmaya Shukla, 2012. Proterozoic Fossil Cyanobacteria. Palaeobotanist, 61:189-358.
7. Mukund Sharma and Yogmaya Shukla, 2012.Occurrence of helically coiled microfossil Obruchevella in the Owk Shale of the Kurnool Group and its significance. Journal of Earth System Science, 121(3): 755-768.
8. Mukund Sharma and Yogmaya Shukla, 2012.Megascopic carbonaceous compression fossils from Neoproterozoic Bhima Basin, Karnataka, South India. Geological Society, London 366: 277-293.
9. Mukund Sharma, Sanjay Mishra, Suryendu Dutta, Santanu Banerjee and Yogmaya Shukla, 2009. On the affinity of Chuaria – Tawuia complex: A multidisciplinary study. Precambrian Research, 173 (1-4): 123-136.
10. Mukund Sharma and Yogmaya Shukla, 2009. Taxonomy and affinity of Early Mesoproterozoic megascopic helically coiled and related fossils from the Rohtas Formation, the Vindhyan Supergroup, India. Precambrian Research, 173(1-4): 105- 122.

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