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

Can a cooperative model fix public mobility?

The number of public buses per person in India remains among the lowest globally, and even Mumbai and Delhi fall short of recommended fleets. RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO
Published on Dec 31, 2025 11:15 pm IST

The megacity dream that isn’t

The merger of 27 urban local bodies has expanded Hyderabad to a whopping 2,000 sqkm, making it India’s largest municipal corporation by area. (Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 15, 2025 06:04 am IST

Inside Vizag’s silent and steady ascent

Beach Road is Visakhapatnam’s social spine, lined with museums, cafés, and seafront hotel. (R Narendra/HT Photo )
Updated on Nov 24, 2025 05:14 am IST

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
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