The Asiatic Society
During 1991-1993, the "Bharatiya Samaj Vidnyan Sanshodhan Parishad" awarded Phadke its first "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Fellowship". The Asiatic Society in Mumbai conferred on him an honorary membership. (During the 1815-1995 180-year period, the Asiatic Society has awarded this honor only on 122 persons.)