Mayur Sharma: Difference between revisions

| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1971|02|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teri |first=Deeksha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/rocky-and-mayur-confess-that-nothing-makes-them-feel-better-than-punjabi-food/story-1JGCdPEMJ0AuXyNqva5rFP.html |title=Rocky and Mayur confess that nothing makes them feel better than Punjabi food |date=2018-01-06 |language=en}}</ref>

Sharma was born and brought up in Delhi, India to a retired military officer.<ref name="TH">{{Cite web |last=Teri |first=Deeksha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/recognise-your-unique-talent/article19609089.ece |title=The Hindu |date=2017-09-03 |language=en-IN }}</ref> Mayur did his schooling at the [[Air Force Bal Bharti School]] and completed his graduation from the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name="TH" /> He started his early education with Air Force School, Subroto Park and then shifted to [[St. Xavier's High School, Mumbai]], for three years. He returned to [[Air Force Bal Bharti School]] and completed his schooling there. He is the holder of six degrees including B.Sc. in zoology to NIFT, corporate training.<ref name="TH" /> He is married to Michelle Sharma and the couple has two children. Sharma moved to [[Goa]] from Delhi in 2016 along with his family for a better environment for their children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duttagupta |first=Ishani |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/the-capital-air-that-is-frightening-everyone-forcing-sick-to-relocate/articleshow/66670422.cms |title=Delhi's severe air pollution is frightening everyone, forcing sick to relocate}}</ref> He became a friend with [[Rocky Singh]] in 1976 when he was saved by Rocky from a bunch of bullies. In an interview with [[Hindustan Times]], Rocky disclosed that:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/foodies-on-the-highway/story-kTUf1vS4CeQtya5mhJ4NlN.html |title=Foodies on the highway |date=2009-12-25 |work=Modern School |pages=18 |language=en}}</ref> {{quote|I was walking down the street and I saw three guys beating up this skinny little kid. I saved him... and it turned out to be little Mayur, who followed me around for 2-3 years and suddenly became a lot bigger.}}

He co-anchored and scripted the 2007 weekly travel and food show ''Highway On My Plate'' along with his childhood friend and food enthusiasts [[Rocky Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teri |first=Deeksha |url=https://insider.in/food-trippin-featuring-rocky-and-mayur7thmay/event |title=Food Trippin' featuring Rocky & Mayur |date=2017-09-03 |language=en}}</ref> Before joining the cast of the show, Sharma has taught English in village schools in Africa and South America, and helped reconstruct a devastated village in Sri Lanka that was hit by the tsunami. He writes articles about food, travel and current affairs that have been published in the New York Times (India Ink), FHM, and Food & Nightlife. He has travelled and hitch-hiked his way across sixty five countries and is passionate about squash and rock-climbing. He has also hosted two other shows on the channel NDTV Good Times, ''[[India's Most Haunted]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teri |first=Deeksha |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/169818/haunted-tales.html |title=Haunted tales |date=2011-06-18 |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Jai Hind with Rocky and Mayur]]''. He runs a corporate training consultancy 'Mindseye', that he co-founded along with [[Rocky Singh]].