Waman Bapuji Metre

Wamanrao Bapuji Metre (वामणराव बापूजी मेत्रे) (14 February 1906 – 21 November 1970), admiringly referred to as Dādā (meaning Elder brother in Marathi and Bengali language) Metre in the Indian oil industry circles, was the doyen of Indian petroleum geologists. For his life-time pioneering contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India and for his 'significant contribution to the growth of the oil industry in the country', he was awarded India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan in 1968, the highest of the civilian awards conferred to date by the President of India on any professional in the fields of mining, petroleum exploration or production.

Early life