Born in 1956 in Raikot, Punjab, India, Sidharth’s mother inculcated in him a spirit of connection with nature and the divine. He started painting signboards while still at school. He learned the skilled art of creating murals and friezes from Tara Mason, skilled master craftsmen of the area in Punjab.He not only meditated on the tenets of Buddhism but also learnt the highly esoteric and formal religio-magical art of the Thangka painting technique from the Tibetan monks.

His artistic journey continued and he went to Sweden where he observed and practiced western artistic traditions seen in the canvases, frescoes and windows of churches and museums.