The focus of all the efforts and experiments of Balachandra Rao was his village Nandalike.  Wherever he might go on transfer on his professional assignments he would often appear in Nandalike in connection with some tasks to be performed there.  He would visit places for the sake of Nandalike; would meet people for the sake of Nandalike.  In sum his sole purpose was to see the growth of Nandalike, to achieve the development of Nandalike, to see that it is in the limelight.  His thoughts and dreams centre round Nandalike and Nandalike alone.

Does the society ever forget such devoted men, people who do such hard work, people who sacrifice so much?  Does it ever neglect them?  May be in some places such people are forgotten and neglected.  That would be in bad taste.  That would be ingratitude.  But in many other places these people are looked upon with respect; they are honoured; they are offered gratitude.  That is in good taste, goodness of heart, the dignity of humanity.

In relation to Balachandra Rao the society did not remain blind, was not insensitive; whenever there was an opportunity people felicitated him; honoured him; presented him with awards and thus discharged the burden of their debt to him.  This was their culture, courtesy, and affection.

• Manipal JCE’s presented him with a Best Young Man Award.
• In 1987 ‘Dakshina Kannada District Rajyotsava Prashasthi’ was an added plume in his cap.  It was also in 1987 that he was decorated with the ‘Amritotsava Prashasti’ of Dakshina Kannada District Sahitya Parishat and his native village Nandalike got up to felicitate him with Dr. Kota Shivarama Karanth to lead them.
• In 1991 the ‘Karnataka JCE’s State Award’ sought after him.
• Paryaya Puttige Matha honoured him with Krishnanugraha Puraskar in 1993.
• Belmannu Lions’ Club Puraskar followed suit in 1995.
• He was declared as the winner of Sandesha Rajya Prashasthi in the year 1996.
• He was honored in 1997 in the Taluk Sahitya Sammelana of Karkala.
• A civic reception was arranged in honour of Balachandra Rao in Vanjarakatte, Udupi District in 1997.
• Kanthavara Kannada Sangha felicitated him in the same year.
• Nandalike Balachandra Rao was a proud invitee at the felicitation function of K. Rama, Senior Officer of Telecom in Chennai in 1998 in recognition of his services in the field of Rural Tele communication.
• In a Commemoration Programme Muddanna – 125 held in Udupi Balachandra Rao was presented with a special honour, under the leadership of Ku.Shi Haridasa Bhat.  This took place also in 1998.
• He was selected for the Siddayya Puranika Award in 2005.
• The year 2005 was also the year of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Kavi Muddana Smaraka Mitra Mandali of Nandalike. On this auspicious occasion Balachandra Rao was honoured in his own birth place.  He modestly accepted it.  With gratitude he declared, ‘This is the most precious gift of my life!’.
• In 2006 Balachandra Rao was decorated with a special title Samskrithika Shree under the auspices of Davanagere Pampa Prathishtana and Shirsi Pampa Prakashana.
• In the same year he obtained the Udupi District Rajyotsava Prashasthi.
• He got a special honour in Udupi District Sahitya Sammelana of 2006.
• The Vishwakannada Sammelana of America chose to honour him.  This was again in 2006.
• The Shrikrishna Brindavan of New Jersy America was also pleased to honour him in the same year 2006.
• Kannada Sangha of Powai, Mumbai presented him the title Samajarathna in 2007.
• The year 2008 witnessed Balachandra Rao being honoured again at the Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.
• In 2009 he became the recipient of the Sri Subrahmanya Sabha Shatamanotsava Puraskar (centenary Award).
• Practically there was no year when Nandalike Balachandra Rao did not get an award.  In 2010 he was found most suitable for the Sri Kshetra Suda Skanda Rajatha Puraskar.
• The Aryabhata Award of 2011 was presented to him by Bangalore Aryabhata Samskrithika Samithi in 2012.
• In 2013 Kalkura Prathishstana of Mangalore honoured him with Kalkura Prashasthi.
• 2014 saw Balachandra Rao being decorated with the Award Nandalike Aisiri by the President and Managing Trustees of Karnataka Bank.
• In 2015 Yakshavaibhava Kinnikambala chose none other than Nandalike Balachandra Rao for the Muddana Prashasthi.
• In the same year Yakshalahari of Kinnige came forward to offer him Rajatha Puraskar on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee.
• Karnataka Yakshagana Academy also chose to honour him with Sadhak Gaurav, a special Achiever Award in the same year.
• The Durga Makkala Mela (children’s troupe) of Kateel honoured him with Saadhaka Gaurav.  It had made a right choice.
• Life time achievement Award by Manipal University 2017 for his rural upliftment.