Subseries documents Sharma’s academic years, from his early period at Allahabad University (in the late 50s) to his Harvard PhD (1978), through study notes, grade bulletins and diplomas.

This sub series documents Sharma’s working materials which were used to create the corpus of his published and unpublished works and speeches. This reference material is not authored by Sharma and includes corrections or suggestions from colleagues or editors, and significantly annotated books.

Subseries consists of photographs of Sharma taken during his academic career and includes 4 coloured photographs are from his address at Lehigh University’s 2014 Baccalaureate ceremony; 1 negative film and 1 colored photo print of a portrait taken for the 13th of April 1977 issue of the Australian newspaper; 1 colored photograph from Sharma’s implication as a respondent to a symposium in 1996, attached to a letter that offers context; 3 colored photograph taken in 1996 at the International Congress of Vedanta; an instant still photography taken at least after 1962; 2 colored photographs from his inauguration speech at the 1982’s ‘India Week’; 3 colored photographs from his participation to the 1996 India International Centre’s symposium; 3 colored photographs, taken at least during the 90s or the early 2000s, of himself in a theatre with friends and alone; 2 colored photographs from 1997 of Sharma seated with 17 guests in what seems like a seminar presentation; and 2 undated, colored photographs of a visit Sharma had in an Asian country attached to a letter that offers very minimal context.

This subseries documents Sharma’s unpublished works and includes book manuscripts, book proposals, articles, courses proposals, syllabus proposals, working material, and speech transcripts.

Subseries contains objects of personal value to Sharma and includes gifts, linens and travel documents.

This sub series contains Sharma’s published works, including small articles and extended pieces, with the Montilal Banarsidass (MLBD) publishing house.

Subseries documents Sharma’s professional activities through a 25 page CV, 13 recommendation letters for his application to Harvard’s PhD program and 2 recommendation letters for a position in Northeastern University’s Department of Philosophy and Religion in 1967 and a position Williams College’s Department of Religion in 1978, respectively.

Subseries contains private papers of Sharma, including financial records, properties, martial documents, and personal legal records.

This subseries contains Sharma’s correspondence between 1975 and 1979 and contains personal and professional correspondence during this time. Notable names include Arun Shourie, Ingeleier Kemp Asen, and Caroline and Sheridan Coombes.

This subseries consists of a collection of others' work on Sharma and his research, including published televised reports, books, article reviews, and newspaper articles.