He has a number of books, research papers, articles, secondary school curriculum textbook and many more to his credit.

Sharma was born on 22 July 1940 in Khurkot V.D.C, Sindhuli District to Bishnu Prasad Upadhyaya and Savitri Devi Dhungel.

Savitri Devi Dhungel was the sister of famous writer Kul Chandra Koirala.

Even before heading out to London for his PhD, Sharma had gained experience in academic and administrative areas.

In the year 1991, he along with Sitaram Adhikary, Bhadra Man Tuladhar, and others successfully managed to charter Kathmandu University from Parliament.