Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur (2011–12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life.

Other major positions which he held were:[5] His areas of interest include Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Rural Development, Democracy and Governance.

Trilochan Sastry has written a book called "The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts".

[11] He has been interested in Hinduism since early adolescence and has lived in monasteries, studied the sacred texts, attended classes from various teachers and visited various pilgrimage sites.

[12] His work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards including the CNN-IBN, NDTV, TOI Indian of the Year.