Manoj Sharma

Manoj Sharma is Metro Features Editor at Hindustan Times. He likes to pursue stories that otherwise fall through the cracks.

Articles by Manoj Sharma

The broken promise of India’s heritage

The 110-year-old Butler Palace—built in 1915 for Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler—is being restored by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) into a cultural hub. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 27, 2025 04:47 pm IST

Why cities struggle to preserve their stories

In a country with few museums dedicated to telling the story of its cities, Mumbai’s Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, housed in a Victorian building in Byculla, stands apart. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Published on Sept 29, 2025 05:00 pm IST

The long road to the runway

Persistent traffic snarls on NH-48, the main road link to Delhi airport has led to a rise in the footfalls on the Metro lines. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 01, 2025 03:28 pm IST

Ring Roads: The allure and cost of asphalt loops

Hyderabad’s 158-km Outer Ring Road, finished in 2018, sparked a real estate boom. (Shutterstock)
Published on Aug 11, 2025 05:22 am IST

Dreams of a midnight metropolis

Indian megacities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru have attempted to create a formal night-time economy in other parts of the city — but with little success.
Updated on Jul 28, 2025 06:32 am IST

‘Homogenisation creates cultural amnesia’

Dikshu C Kukreja is a leading Indian architect and the managing principal at Delhi-based C.P. Kukreja Architects, one of the country’s most reputed architectural firms. (HT Photo)
Published on May 05, 2025 05:56 am IST

The rise of Anywhere City

The late 1990s and early 2000s saw the creation of Special Economic Zones, accelerating the construction of steel-and-glass towers. Mumbai, India’s financial capital, led this transformation. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
Published on May 05, 2025 05:48 am IST

Driving urban mobility, hostility: An auto story

Data shows that there are an estimated 1.5–2 million autorickshaws operating across Indian cities. (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 14, 2025 05:42 am IST

The names we keep: India’s unchanged urban memory

New Delhi’s colonial-era shopping arcade, Connaught Place, was renamed ‘Rajiv Chowk’, but the name has never caught on, say traders. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 03:00 am IST

India’s many Chandni Chowks

Chandni Chowk market in Delhi on December 6. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 16, 2024 04:48 am IST

Cycle quest in Indian cities going off-track

A cycle track at Nehru Nagar is encroached upon by a street vendor. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 11, 2024 03:55 am IST

Creating safer pathways to schools

A Safe School Zone is a designated area extending up to 300 feet around a school, where enhanced safety measures. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sept 30, 2024 05:26 am IST

Traffic lights: A boon or bane for city mobility?

Proponents of signals argue that they not just help regulate traffic flow, but also reduce accidents, and promote democratic streets. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Sept 16, 2024 05:44 am IST

Women’s safety in building plans a must, say experts

Multiple experts have raised safety concerns about isolated parking lots. (Representative photo/Shutterstock)
Updated on Sept 02, 2024 05:26 am IST

The struggle for study spaces in Indian cities

Such spaces, often operating 24x7, brand themselves as libraries but typically are little more than reading rooms. (HT Archive)
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 04:40 am IST

How street furniture shapes aesthetics of urban life

The revamped footpath at Moti Bagh. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 06:28 am IST
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