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Manoj Sharma

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 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

Crowdfunding lights up Kolkata heritage: A blueprint for urban renewal in India?

The Illuminated Reserve Bank of India Museum building in Kolkata. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 25, 2024 05:28 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

Battling paan stain: The never-ending struggle against spitting in public spaces

Ahead of the 10-year celebration of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) on October 2, NDMC whitewashed CP’s red-splattered pillars and corners, only for many of them to turn crimson again in just a few days. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:02 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

The traffic light conundrum: Do they improve mobility or slow it?

A view of traffic signal at Janpath Road crossing in Delhi’s Connaught Place. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Published on Sept 16, 2024 04:22 pm 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

Updated on Aug 19, 2024 04:40 am IST

The battle for course correction in India’s corporation-run schools

The entrance to the MCD primary school at the B-1 block JJ Colony in Bawana. (Raj K Raj/HT)

Updated on Jul 15, 2024 05:34 am IST

Packages by air: Drones take to city skies to deliver groceries

A team of engineers making a drone in a Tech Eagle manufacturing unit at sector-45 near AS tower in Gurugram on Friday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Updated on Jul 01, 2024 05:14 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

Billboards: Cluttering urban eyeline, posing life threat

The spot in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, where a large hoarding came crashing down, killing 16 people. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT)

Updated on May 20, 2024 01:23 am IST

Ever-shifting colours of public transport in cities

In Delhi, buses come in colours including red, indigo, orange, green, and light blue. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 06, 2024 05:16 am IST

Urban apathy? Metros grapple with poor voter turnouts

According to data from the Election Commission, 17 out of 50 Lok Sabha seats with the lowest voter turnout in the 2019 elections polls were located in metropolitan cities. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 22, 2024 04:40 am IST

Adaptive reuse of old, decaying buildings in metros across India

The Dhan Mill Compound at Chhatarpur in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 08, 2024 04:07 pm IST

What is in a logo? Mysuru and Bengaluru hope to give us the answer

Updated on Apr 02, 2024 07:33 am IST

Transforming railway stations into new city centres

The Gandhinagar Capital railway station in Gujarat. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2024 05:36 am IST

Urban Agenda | Beyond Google Maps: How a signage system shapes our cities

A file photo of the signage on Jai Singh Road. In Gurmukhi, the road’s name is spelled as “Jai Saghi Road”(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 11, 2024 11:16 am IST

To a new urban sprawl — Dwarka expressway

The Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram’s Sector 102 in February 2024. (Vipin Kumar/HT photo)

Updated on Mar 04, 2024 05:46 am IST

In India, the city square makes a comeback

The Flora Fountain at Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai on February 8. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2024 06:14 am IST

India’s cities are transforming their waterfronts

Cities across the country are rediscovering the potential of their waterfronts, and transforming them into vibrant public spaces that blend business, culture, and recreation. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 03:52 pm IST

Reshaping our cities, one bite at a time

Reshaping our cities, one bite at a time

Updated on Jan 08, 2024 05:14 am IST

Once a key business street, Asaf Ali road now a derelict road

Asaf Ali Road was once Delhi’s most bustling financial district because before the office high-rises around Connaught Place came up in the 1970s (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 11, 2023 11:06 am IST

Libraries seeing revival under Smart Cities mission

Revamp work in progress at the 160-year-old Allahabad Government Public Library. (Sheeraz Rizvi/ HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 27, 2023 06:04 am IST

Double-decker buses making a comeback in India

Mumbai has made the switch to electric double-decker buses, with 40 already on the roads; (right, below) They were first introduced in Mumbai in 1937. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 06, 2023 08:15 am IST

Turning clock towers back to past glory

As the decades passed, the vagaries of weather and time took their toll on many of these iconic city landmarks. (HT Archive)

Updated on Oct 23, 2023 04:54 pm IST

New infra brings Dwarka sub-city back in demand

Several malls have popped up across Dwarka. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 09, 2023 06:06 am IST

Cities switching to robots to tackle water, sanitation issues

The Bandicoot robot being used to clean a manhole in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. (SOURCED)

Updated on Sept 26, 2023 04:14 pm IST

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