Himachal Darshan Photo Gallery

The Himachal Darshan Photo Gallery established on 24 April 1997 is a symbol of undaunted and unparalleled entrepreneurship shown by Birbal Sharma, a professional Photographer cum journalist. The unrelentless efforts of Birbal Sharma to unfold the picturesque landscape, glamour of mountains, valleys, rivers, lake, hazards in the life of hill people with focus on their socio-economic activities vis-à-vis agriculture, cottage industry, Social life, customs, festival etc. under one roof or one album has, off late, become a reality.

The rare and wide collection of photographs of places of historical significance, developmental monuments, cultural and social events depicting day to day life of Himachal Pradesh is the evidence of relent less energy, resources and efforts put in by the photographer to achieve this task. According to Birbal Sharma this Photo Gallery, situated 4 kms away on Mandi-Kullu Road (Nh-21) is an obeisance to the profession of Photo Journalism and is aimed at to generate an awareness for conservation of the The Nature and the Heritage in its true colour. The journalistic aptitude in Birbal Sharma has helped him see contemporary life and its realties, with a consciousness to protect our art heritage from vandalism. Birbal Sharma also associated with a social action group 'Puratatva Chetna Sangh' has highlighted through his Photo-journalism the need to document the art and cultured heritage.