▁an ▁honor ary ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Del hi ▁C raft s ▁Council , ▁an ▁N GO ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Indian ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s . ▁ ▁A ▁follow er ▁of ▁the ▁Bash oli ▁and ▁K ang ra ▁styles ▁of ▁P ah ari ▁painting , ▁Sh arma ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁scholar ▁and ▁art ▁historian . ▁He ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁lear nt ▁the ▁ancient ▁scripts ▁of ▁Ś ā rad ā ▁and ▁Tak ri ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁many ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁of ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁V ij ay ▁Sh arma ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Ne er u ▁Sh arma ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁has ▁two ▁sons , ▁Sar ang ▁and ▁M ait re ya . ▁The ▁family ▁lives ▁in ▁Moh alla ▁Ram gar h ▁near ▁Das n ami ▁Ak h ara ▁in ▁Ch amba . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recogn itions ▁V ij ay ▁Sh arma ▁received ▁the ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁state ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁for ▁his ▁rag am ala ▁paint ings ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Text iles ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁All ▁India ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁Society ▁awarded ▁him ▁their ▁annual ▁A IF AC S ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁Sh arma ▁received ▁the ▁Kal idas ▁Sam man ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁included ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Republic