He received the first Vatsalya Award, instituted by Padma Binani Foundation, for his contribution to children's literature.
[1] In the year 2011, he was honoured with Life Time Contribution Award in the field of Children's Literature by Sahitya Akademi, the Indian Academy of Letters.
[2] Known for experimentation in his writings, Dr Devsare had launched a serious debate by questioning the relevance of the tales of kings and queens and fairies in the modern context.
With over 300 books for children to his credit, he has contributed a number of authentic and standard works in this category in Hindi.
[4] He wrote several books in Hindi in different genres, including mystery, adventure and science fiction.