 Sarshar joined, for his schooling, the Canning College (which later migrated into University of Lucknow), but left without taking a degree.In 1878, he joined "Avadh Akhbar" as its editor.In 1895, Sarshar moved to Hyderabad where he was engaged to Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad to correct and improve upon his prose writings and poetic composition.