Vision of An Enlightened King: A Centennial Bouquet of Himalayan Art from the Bhuri Singh Museum Collection

S.M. Sethi, (M.A.L.L.B.), Former Curator, Himachal State Museum Shimla, Bhuri Singh Museum Chamba and also worked as Registering Officer (Archaeology). Published books: Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Bhuri singh Museum Chamba, Catalogue of stone sculptures in the Museums of Himachal Pradesh, Monuments of Himachal Pradesh (Contributing Author), Musical Instruments of Chamba (Co-Author). He has numerous articles and research paper on art, History and Culture of Western Himalayan region to his credit. During his services in the Museums and Archaeology he undertook several exploration to the far flung area of Himachal Pradesh.

Born in 1962 Vijay Sharma is an award winning Pahari miniaturist and works as an artist in the Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. He has studied major collections of Indian painting across the world and has lecture-demonstrations in leading museums and institutions in India and abroad. He has written several scholarly articles on Pahari miniature painting. He paints in various styles of Indian painting, chiefly Basohli and Kangra schools of Pahari painting. Howerer, the work included here in Chaurapanchashika style reveals the fertile imagination of artist.