▁Beg ▁and ▁by ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Bh uri ▁Singh ▁Museum ▁in ▁Ch amba . ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁passed ▁H indi ▁P rab h ak ar ▁exam ination ▁and , ▁later , ▁secured ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁( MA ) ▁in ▁History ▁from ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁University , ▁Sh im la . ▁After ▁his ▁academ ics , ▁Sh arma ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Var an asi ▁to ▁learn ▁mini ature ▁painting ▁at ▁B har at ▁K ala ▁Bh aw an ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁V ed ▁Pal ▁Sh arma . ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁an ▁arch ae ological ▁training ▁camp ▁conducted ▁at ▁H amp i , ▁K arn ata ka ▁by ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁started ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁painter ▁for ▁the ▁Him ach al ▁Road ▁Transport ▁Corporation ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁but , ▁later , ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Language ▁and ▁Culture , ▁Government ▁of ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ▁assistant . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁post ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁acc red ited ▁artist ▁at ▁the ▁Bh uri ▁Singh ▁Museum , ▁Ch amba , ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh . ▁ ▁V ij ay ▁Sh arma ▁has ▁founded ▁Sh il pa ▁Par ish ad , ▁a ▁non ▁government al ▁organization , ▁for ▁prom oting ▁the ▁genre ▁of ▁mini ature ▁painting , ▁especially ▁the ▁P ah ari ▁school ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁its ▁president