“Best Student Paper Award” (2007) Rohan was invited to present his recent mridangam acoustics research at the Acoustical Society of America’s annual conference in New Orleans in November 2007. His work received the first prize in the musical acoustics category.

“Percussive Arts Society's Thomas Siwe Scholarship (2006)”- Rohan is the first Indian percussionist to receive the competitive scholarship for the Percussive Arts Society's International Convention (PASIC) 2006.

“USA Today's 'All-College Academic Second Team' (2006)”- USA Today described Rohan as "an international mridangam performer who promotes the pitched South Indian drum and has redesigned the instrument to make it more durable and user-friendly.” Rohan, a sophomore, was the only student selected to the All-College Academic Team from the entire state of Michigan and the only student to be recognized for musical accomplishments.

“Best Performer- Mridangam (2005)”- Rohan is one of the select few non-resident Indian musicians to receive this coveted title awarded by the Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, the oldest music organization in the South Indian Music hub-city of Chennai.

“Yuva Kala Bharathi (2004)”- Rohan is the youngest awardee of this prestigious title for gifted young musicians. The award was presented by Bharat Kalachar, a premier music organization in Chennai.

“Lillian Pringle Baldauf Award (2005)”- Awarded by Kalamazoo College for Rohan's innovative leadership in bridging the campus and community through musical initiatives.

“Kaashyap Award (2003)”- Awarded to talented young musicians, Rohan is the first non-resident Indian musician to receive this title from the respected Valaypatti Naadalaya Academy, Chennai.

“Prodigy in Performing Arts (2002)”- Presented by the Indo-American Center in New York, the award is presented to Indian Americans who have reached national renown in their respective disciplines.

“Asthana Vidwan” (Artist Laureate) (2000)- Having made his debut at the Chicago Thyagaraja Utsavam, the original Indian Music institution in the U.S.A., Rohan’s long-standing participation with this organization earned him the title of Asthana Vidwan.

Rohan has to his credit the First Prize in both the junior (1997) and senior (1998) mridangam competitions at the renowned Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana, the largest Indian Classical Music festival outside of India. Securing the first prize in the junior competition in 1997, the judges insisted that Rohan compete in the senior category the following year, although he was several years below the age stipulation. He won the senior competition the very next year.

The Chicago Thyagaraja Utsavam awarded a Special Prize (1996) to Rohan after his formal debut at the age of nine, wherein he performed for nearly six-hours without break.