In 2013, his mother Meenakshi was honoured with the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2013, for her proficiency in ghatam making but the family's plea for monetary support for pursuing the craft has yielded no response.
Mmoja wa wafuasi wa Profesa Lipumba alinipigia simu kuhusu makala yangu ya wiki iliyopita niliyohoji Profesa Lipumba kuendelea kung'ang'ania uenyekiti hata baada kuharibiwa jina kwa kutuhumiwa kupanga utekaji.