Sond praised Patar’s contributions and achievements, including the Sahitya Akademi Award (1993), Shiromani Punjabi Poet Award (1997), Panchand Award by Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata (1999), Padma Shri (2012), and an honorary doctorate from Guru Nanak Dev University.
She was best known for her work with CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research that hosts the world’s biggest atom-smasher, the Large Hadron Collider