S . ▁Census ▁category ▁including ▁American ▁Indians ▁American ▁Indians , ▁or ▁First ▁Nations , ▁ind igen ous ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁ ▁Americans ▁in ▁India , ▁U . S . ▁citizens ▁living ▁in ▁India , ▁or ▁an ▁Indian ▁citiz en ▁of ▁American ▁descent ▁ ▁Indian ▁Americans , ▁U . S . ▁citizens ▁with ▁ancest ry ▁from ▁India ▁ ▁Indian ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁V ij ay ▁Sh arma ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁painter ▁and ▁art ▁historian , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁expert ise ▁in ▁the ▁P ah ari ▁school ▁of ▁mini ature ▁painting . ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁Indian ▁civil ian ▁award ▁of ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁V ij ay ▁Sh arma ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁Ge eta de vi ▁and ▁An ant ram ▁Sh arma ▁at ▁Moh alla ▁Ram gar h , ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Ch amba , ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh . ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁bus ▁driver ▁working ▁for ▁Him ach al ▁Road ▁Transport ▁Corporation , ▁noticed ▁his ▁son ' s ▁pen chant ▁for ▁drawing ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁boy ▁to ▁Ban ares ▁to ▁learn ▁painting , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 5 . ▁Though ▁Sh arma ▁returned ▁from ▁Ban ares ▁after ▁a ▁week ' s ▁stay , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁h one ▁his ▁skills ▁under ▁Mir za ▁Ash gar