Manoj Sharma is Metro Features Editor at Hindustan Times. He likes to pursue stories that otherwise fall through the cracks.
Articles by Manoj Sharma
Cashing in on a love for blooms
For Delhiites, flowers are part and parcel of their lives. The Capital's 7,000 retail flower outlets do business worth Rs 50 lakh a day. Manoj Sharma reports.
Updated on Jan 04, 2008 05:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Gaffar Market: the capital’s great ‘grey’ area
The market, where many shops have no names, witnesses a carnival-like atmosphere every hour of the day, crowded as it is with shoppers from all parts of the country, Manoj Sharma reports.
Updated on Aug 26, 2011 03:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Magnificent monuments of Delhi
Delhi's diverse religious monuments stand out for their magnificence, and are a blend of diverse architectural styles, writes Manoj Sharma. Special: I Love Delhi
Updated on Dec 28, 2007 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
The Capital’s Miss Marple
Detective Bhavna Paliwal speaks to Manoj Sharma about how much she loves Delhi and her job.
Updated on Dec 26, 2007 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Enjoy a whole new cab ride!
In the last couple of years, the Capital’s cab culture has changed, thanks to the arrival of Radio Taxis. Today, there are about 900 Radio Taxis on the city’s roads, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Dec 22, 2007 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Governance, in sharp focus
‘Governance’ was the theme of the competition at ShootNations 2007, a global youth photography competition, tells Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Dec 09, 2007 04:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Indian companies get personal with clients
Two Indian companies — the Bangalore-based Get Friday and the Hyderabad and New York-based Ask Sunday -- are providing personal assistance services to customers abroad, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Dec 02, 2007 02:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
In Buddha’s footsteps
For the last 20 years, Shantum Seth — author Vikram Seth’s younger brother — has been conducting a unique ‘pilgrimage’ for Western tourists, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Nov 25, 2007 02:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
It’s a Circus out there
Half the stands are empty; the front rows house only a couple of families. Once the most popular form of family entertainment, the 130-year-old Indian circus is staging its last act — with no funds and dwindling audiences, writes Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Oct 21, 2007 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Behind the canopies, an unhappy world
There is music in the air as we walk past a block of tents — the ‘homes’ of artistes at the Great Royal Circus.
Updated on Oct 21, 2007 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Life begins at 60
A gang of 30 ‘young’ girls believes in beating time at its own game. Manoj Sharma speaks to them.
Updated on Sep 16, 2007 07:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Little feet on White Continent
In this e-mail interview with Manoj Sharma, the daring siblings, who are currently studying at the International School of Nido de Aguilas in Santiago, Chile, share the experiences of their extraordinary voyage to the White Continent on a Chilean navy ship.
Updated on Sep 16, 2007 03:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Capital flaunts its flower power
Whatever the occasion be, Delhiites like to celebrate with lots of flowers, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Aug 26, 2007 03:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Painting the town red
Kolkata-based Ananta Mandal, 24, passed out of the city’s College of Arts and Crafts only last year, but he already enjoys international acclaim as a watercolour artist, writes Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Aug 12, 2007 01:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
United in agony, unanimous in joy
Jatin and Arpit are the closest buddies but they do not have enough money to buy each other gifts on the occasion of Friendship Day, writes Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Aug 05, 2007 02:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Schools play the spying game
Many prestigious public schools in New Delhi are hiring detectives to track the movements of the students whom they suspect of indulging in ‘undesirable’ activities, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Aug 05, 2007 02:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
When love is about mind over matter
Young people across the Capital are going to art galleries, bookshops, poetry reading sessions in search of a like-minded partner, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Jul 29, 2007 03:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Traffic police being driven to despair
Lack of manpower, infrastructure and long working hours pose a big challenge for the ill-equipped traffic police to control the increasing chaos, reports Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Jul 29, 2007 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Sweet passage to India for a European quartet
Selma Kasimay (32), Sigrid Granitzer (26), Sandra Winkler (28) and Raoul Wouters (26) are in love with India, and deeply so. For these youngsters, life in India has been a mixture of extensive travel and work, writes Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Jul 15, 2007 02:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, Gurgaon
How Connaught Place lost and found its place
This dramatic rise in business, say restaurants managers, has to do with the fact that CP has found favour with youngsters and Delhi University students — who form a major chunk of their clientele — because of the Metro link.
Updated on Jul 08, 2007 03:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi
Hooked on the World Wide Web
Internet addiction is alarmingly on the rise, according to the city’s mental health professionals. People are seeking help to get over their obsession with the cyber world, writes Manoj Sharma.
Updated on Aug 05, 2007 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manoj Sharma
Parent trap: detectives now play matchmakers
Are you getting married soon? Chances are, you are being spied on at the behest of your prospective in-laws, reports Manoj Sharma. Read on...
Updated on May 27, 2007 02:48 AM IST
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