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Vijay Sharma

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Vijay Sharma
Vijay Sharma and his wife Neeru Sharma
Born12 September 1962(1962-09-12)(age61)
Himachal Pradesh,India
OccupationPainter
SpouseNeeru Sharma
ChildrenSarang Sharma
Maitray sharma
Parent(s)Anantram Sharma
Geetadevi Sharma
AwardsPadma Shri
Kalidas Samman
Himachal Pradesh StateAward
Ministry of TextilesAward
AIFACSAward
Madhya Pradesh StateAward
WebsiteOfficial web site

Vijay Sharmais an Indian painter and art historian,[1][2]known for his expertise in thePahari schoolof miniature painting.[3][4]He was honored by theGovernment of India,in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shri.[5]

Biography

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I started visiting the museum at the age of 13 and the museum stories amazed me every other day. Fine paintings done with hands and that too by the local artists were a revelation for me. I inquired about artists, their families but sadly they had given up painting long ago. They were carpenters, labourers, government officials, everything but not painters.,says Vijay Sharma.[3]

Painted by Vijay Sharma, this Basohli painting is based on a couplet from Bihari satsai

Vijay Sharma was born on 12 September 1962 to Geetadevi and Anantram Sharma at Mohalla Ramgarh, of the district ofChamba,in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1][6]His father, a bus driver working forHimachal Road Transport Corporation,noticed his son's penchant for drawing and sent the boy toBanaresto learn painting, when he was only 15.[3]Though Sharma returned from Banares after a week's stay, he continued to hone his skills under Mirza Ashgar Beg[1]and by visiting the Bhuri Singh Museum in Chamba.[3]Meanwhile, he passedHindi Prabhakarexamination and, later, secured a master's degree (MA) in History fromHimachal Pradesh University,Shimla.[1]After his academics, Sharma went back toVaranasito learn miniature painting at Bharat Kala Bhawan under the tutelage of Ved Pal Sharma.[6]He also attended an archaeological training camp conducted atHampi,Karnataka by theArchaeological Survey of Indiain 1985.[6]

Sharma started working as a painter for the Himachal Road Transport Corporation at the age of 18 but, later, shifted to the Department of Language and Culture, Government of Himachal Pradesh as a conservation assistant.[3]He resigned from the post in 1988 and is an accredited artist at the Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.[3][4]

Vijay Sharma has foundedShilpa Parishad,a non governmental organization, for promoting the genre of miniature painting, especially thePahari schooland serves as its president.[1][7]He has also participated in many artist workshops such as the NZCC All India miniature painting workshop at Kalagram, Chandigarh in 2006, the Janapravaha artist workshop of 2005, workshop organized by the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata in 2007, miniature camp in connection with the Gita Jayanti Utsav of 2008, miniature camp held at theIndian Institute of Advanced Study,Shimla in 2009, camp organized byMohanlal Sukhadia University,Udaipur in 2011 andHarmony Painting Residency 2012organized by Harmony Art Foundation, Mumbai.[6]

Sharma is agovernmentnominated member of the governing council of the Himachal Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and an executive committee member of theNorth Zone Cultural Centre,a regional body established by theGovernment of Indiafor the promotion of arts, crafts, traditions and cultural heritage of India.[1][7]He is a founder member of theKangra Arts Promotion Society[2]and has also served as an honorary advisor to the Delhi Crafts Council,[8]an NGO working for the revival of Indian arts and crafts.[7]

A follower of the Basholi and Kangra styles ofPahari painting,[2][4]Sharma is also known to be a scholar and art historian.[1]He is reported to have learnt the ancient scripts ofŚāradāandTakri[1]and has published many books and articles[4]on the arts and crafts of Himachal Pradesh.[9][10][11]

Vijay Sharma is married to Neeru Sharma and the couple has two sons, Sarang and Maitreya. The family lives in Mohalla Ramgarh near Dasnami Akhara in Chamba.[6]

Awards and recognitions

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Vijay Sharma received theHimachal Pradesh stateaward in 1980 for hisragamala paintingsfollowed by the award from theMinistry of Textilesin 1990.[1][6]All India Fine Arts and Crafts Societyawarded him their annual AIFACS Award in 1997 and Sharma received theKalidas Sammanin 2011.[1][6]in 2012, theGovernment of Indiaincluded him in theRepublic Day honours listfor the award ofPadma Shri.[1][5][6]

In 2013, Himachal Pradesh University awarded him the honorary doctorate.

This Kangra painting by Mr. Vijay Sharma was painted for the famous lyricist Gulzar Sahib and represents the song "mora gora ang layi le" (Film: Bandini)

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghijk"Divya Himachal".Divya Himachal. 1 June 2013.Retrieved3 December2014.
  2. ^abc"Kangra Arts Promotion Society".Kangra Arts Promotion Society. 30 January 2012.Retrieved3 December2014.
  3. ^abcdef"Interview on Hill Post".Hill Post. 27 February 2012.Retrieved3 December2014.
  4. ^abcd"DK Print World".DK Print World. 2014.Retrieved3 December2014.
  5. ^ab"Padma Shri"(PDF).Padma Shri. 2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved11 November2014.
  6. ^abcdefgh"Chamba Talent Hunt".Chamba Talent Hunt. 2014.Retrieved3 December2014.
  7. ^abc"Times of India".Times of India. 14 August 2013.Retrieved4 December2014.
  8. ^"DCC".AsiaInCH Encyclopedia. 2014.Retrieved4 December2014.
  9. ^Harsha V. Deheja,Vijay Sharma (2009).Kanha Priya: Romantic Moments in Poetry and Painting.Aryan Books. p. 40.ISBN978-8173053535.
  10. ^Harsha V. Dehejia, Vijay Sharma (2012).Painted Words: Kangra Paintings of Matiram's Rasraj.DK Print World. p. 184.ISBN978-8124606124.
  11. ^Harsha V. Dehejia, Vijay Sharma (2011).Pahari Paintings of an Ancient Romance: The Love Story of Usha-Aniruddha.DK Print World. p. 168.ISBN978-8124605615.

Further reading

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