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Manoj Sharma

New Delhi

Metro Features Editor at Hindustan Times

Metro Features Editor @htTweets. Pursuing stories that fall through the cracks. #bookworm; a fan of Jagjit Singh, Ian McEwan, Paul Auster, Javier Marías.

Articles

  • 5 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Manoj Sharma

    As these structures become an increasingly prominent feature of India’s urban landscape, a key question arises: should skywalks remain just mobility corridors to cross busy roads—or be re-imagined as public spaces that enrich city life? The question is pressing because, despite huge investment in building them, many skywalks remain underused.

  • 5 days ago | htsyndication.com | Manoj Sharma

    New Delhi, June 2 -- As Indian cities grapple with rising traffic congestion, shrinking footpaths, and unsafe pedestrian infrastructure, skywalks are increasingly seen as a fix. These long, elevated walkways, once a rarity, currently span chaotic intersections and crowded roads in cities such as Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Take Kolkata, for instance. In April, it unveiled a 435-metre skywalk at Kalighat to manage temple-bound crowds.

  • 3 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Manoj Sharma

    On Friday afternoon, a day before India and Pakistan called a ceasefire and halted military action, a wail-like sound rang through ITO, in the heart of Delhi. It was a long and metallic cry of an air raid siren atop the PWD building—part of a citywide revival of a wartime warning system. This was one of 500 sirens the Delhi government planned to install across the Capital, reintroducing a civil defence tool that once dictated everyday life during times of conflict.

  • 1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Manoj Sharma

    India, May 5 -- Gurugram's skyline glints with mirrored facades, soaring office towers, and luxury condominiums-symbols of aspiration in a globalising India. But to many long-time residents, such as Rajesh Bhardwaj, the city's transformation feels oddly disorienting. Visitors often tell him it reminds them of Dubai. "And I wonder why that is a compliment," he asks.

  • 1 month ago | hindustantimes.com | Manoj Sharma

    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. A strong proponent of architecture rooted in its social, cultural and climatic context, he is known for blending contemporary design with local sensitivity. He spoke to HT’s Manoj Sharma about the importance of contextual architecture.

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12 May 25

RT @Csoumya21: Capital alerts: Delhi’s long tryst with sirens, from World War II to today https://t.co/CPhCIMuKLW via @bookishmanoj

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12 May 25

RT @somyalakhani: The siren brought back memories of wartime Delhi, when citizens lived in constant fear of air raids. “I first heard it i…

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6 May 25

RT @htTweets: #HTPremium ✨ | Indian cities are morphing into indistinguishable zones of glass-and-steel high-rises, all derived from the sa…