Studied Rajasthan School of Art, Jaipur, Harshiv joined the staff in 1986 as Associate Prof.
Currently Head, Department of Painting and Convener of the Board of Studies, Painting, university of Rajasthan, in Jaipur.
Awarded Cultural Exchange Fellowship from Arts Council of Wales U.K. and worked at the Printmaking department UWIC (Wales) UK in 1994.
He has participated and organized a number of solo and group shows nationally and internationally.
He has been the recipient of many awards and his work is held in several national public and private collections in India and abroad.