Manoj Sharma is Metro Features Editor at Hindustan Times. He likes to pursue stories that otherwise fall through the cracks.
Articles by Manoj Sharma
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
None | Manoj Sharma, New Delhi