SHRI W. B. METRE, PADMABHUSHAN
SHRI W. B. METRE Padmabhushan Shri Wamanrao Bapuji Metre 14 Feb1906 - 21 Nov 1970 You said: ChatGPT said . Wamanrao (DADA) Bapuji Metre (14 February 1906 – 21 November 1970) was the doyen of Indian petroleum geologists. He was awarded India’s third-highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan , in 1968 for his outstanding contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India, and for his significant role in the growth of the country’s oil industry. Within the oil company and the organization, Shri Wamanrao Bapuji Metre was known as “Dādā.” Among his family members and relatives in his native place, he was known as “Annasaheb.” Padma Bhushan awardee Wamanrao Bapuji Metre was originally a resident of Kalamb , and his family conti...