Your most interesting sounds of India...

beach · Aug 11th, 2005, 13:41

This is in line with the earlier thread ‘Aromas of India’. This time it’s about the sounds

Your most interesting sounds of India

…..let it be the blow horn of the rickshaws or the chai.. chai..shouts at the railway platforms or the chime of a temple bell at the distant hill side…

somnath · Aug 11th, 2005, 13:52

My favorite one is not available now

. Can any one forget the sound from steam engine?

It is synonym to the holiday and traveling since my childhood. Toy train in Darjeeling is an alternative today.
“Chai, Garam Chai” by a railway vendor in early morning – is another one

.

PRIYA · Aug 11th, 2005, 13:53

A bus playing Aarti when reversing! Now that's a sound that isn't heard anywhere else!!! (Or is it?)

Rob_The_Pom · Aug 11th, 2005, 13:57

The echo of the toilet when amoebic dysentary takes hold...

Quote:

“Chai, Garam Chai” by a railway vendor in early morning – is another one

That's definately a favourite for me as well...

I love hearing the call to prayer in the morning.

The sound of a market on a busy day.

The train's departure horn.

But best of all....
The absolute and utter silence when you're somewhere in the remote Himalaya.

dani · Aug 11th, 2005, 14:11

I love that reverse buzzer which plays a tune which I belief is called "Ghilli". Does anyone know that tune?

lonelyaztec · Aug 11th, 2005, 14:37

Sound of the crows on the terrace.

Sound of the cows mooing on the road, while you are passing by on your bike.

Blaring loudspeaks outside temples during festivals.

Blaring loudspeakes used for canavasing during elections...

completely Indian..

mikewill · Aug 11th, 2005, 15:04

Huh! Huh! Alarm call from langur in the forest. You know it's not you causing the problem - so where's the predator? You sit and wait, keeping still and quiet. The alarm calls move away into the distance. OK, move on keep listening and looking.

rangss · Aug 11th, 2005, 15:57

At my parents home...early morning, I am still in bed, trying to shake of my sleep...I hear hoof beats of a herd of buffaloes being taken out for grazing....some of them bellow and the cries of the buffalo-herd...herding them...bells on their neck...and cyclists clinging their bells to clear them from their path...a perfect rural morning wake up call.

PS: later I have to negotiate a minefield of fresh dung as I go out...but by 10-PM, the road is clean as the locals collect the dung to make fuel cakes...

kamikaze · Aug 11th, 2005, 16:03

the air horn of the fish sellers on their cycles

the bells in the temple sounding the arati

the suprabatha raga playing in south indian households at 5 in the morning

the loudspeaker call of the mullah - " allaaaaaahu akbar....."

torryquine · Aug 11th, 2005, 16:26

Those early morning sounds of someone in the bathroom next door!

Are they clearing their respiratory passages or dying in spectacular style?

SHIMLA · Aug 11th, 2005, 16:53

Plenty of sounds here !

mahmud · Aug 11th, 2005, 17:13

I love to hear the voice of Zhi Zhi Poka (Cricket, a kind of instect)

phantom · Aug 11th, 2005, 17:31

The buzz of a fly .. when you were sitting in a room up there in Uttaranchal, trying to read a book, but couldnt becoz of that buzz of a single fly.... !!

The sound of rain falling in the forest and the roar of the river just round the next hill..

The sound of a truck engine echoing from some 5 km. distance away, in the night..!!

Couldnt get all these sounds anywhere except Uttaranchal.

tornado989 · Aug 11th, 2005, 17:39

it's after sunset.....

no power in the locality....

you are sitting in the dark.....

you suddenly hear the buzzing noise of the "super mosquito" ...

you know when exactly to strike it....

Gargi · Aug 11th, 2005, 18:01

-The early morning sounds of a cuckoo outside my window-Swayambu

-Parrots squawking overhead, pleasantly distracting my meditation-Rewalsar

-The sound a mynah bird makes when it's taking flight - also makes me homesick for Hawaii, where they're also common. (Yes, I'm a bird freak!)

-Horns, horns everywhere

-'Namaste Didi, good price, best price...'

Aug 11th, 2005, 13:41	#1
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,232	Your most interesting sounds of India... This is in line with the earlier thread ‘Aromas of India’. This time it’s about the sounds Your most interesting sounds of India …..let it be the blow horn of the rickshaws or the chai.. chai..shouts at the railway platforms or the chime of a temple bell at the distant hill side… __________________ Hampi info

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somnath Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,358	Hi My favorite one is not available now . Can any one forget the sound from steam engine? It is synonym to the holiday and traveling since my childhood. Toy train in Darjeeling is an alternative today. “Chai, Garam Chai” by a railway vendor in early morning – is another one .

Aug 11th, 2005, 13:53	#3
PRIYA Discombobulated Elsewherean! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: nether regions Posts: 1,112	A bus playing Aarti when reversing! Now that's a sound that isn't heard anywhere else!!! (Or is it?) __________________ Happiness is for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. (Anon.)

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lonelyaztec Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,408	Sound of the crows on the terrace. Sound of the cows mooing on the road, while you are passing by on your bike. Blaring loudspeaks outside temples during festivals. Blaring loudspeakes used for canavasing during elections... completely Indian.. __________________ Aztec My photoblog

Aug 11th, 2005, 15:57	#8
rangss Bulk Carrier Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,834	At my parents home...early morning, I am still in bed, trying to shake of my sleep...I hear hoof beats of a herd of buffaloes being taken out for grazing....some of them bellow and the cries of the buffalo-herd...herding them...bells on their neck...and cyclists clinging their bells to clear them from their path...a perfect rural morning wake up call. PS: later I have to negotiate a minefield of fresh dung as I go out...but by 10-PM, the road is clean as the locals collect the dung to make fuel cakes... __________________ ...and I took the road less travelled.

Aug 11th, 2005, 14:11	#5
dani मेरा नाम दान्येल है Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 495	I love that reverse buzzer which plays a tune which I belief is called "Ghilli". Does anyone know that tune?

Aug 11th, 2005, 15:04	#7
mikewill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Exeter, England Posts: 275	Huh! Huh! Alarm call from langur in the forest. You know it's not you causing the problem - so where's the predator? You sit and wait, keeping still and quiet. The alarm calls move away into the distance. OK, move on keep listening and looking.

Aug 11th, 2005, 16:03	#9
kamikaze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 19	the air horn of the fish sellers on their cycles the bells in the temple sounding the arati the suprabatha raga playing in south indian households at 5 in the morning the loudspeaker call of the mullah - " allaaaaaahu akbar....."

Aug 11th, 2005, 16:26	#10
torryquine Oilfield Trash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 700	Those early morning sounds of someone in the bathroom next door! Are they clearing their respiratory passages or dying in spectacular style? __________________ http://werenotafraid.com/

Aug 11th, 2005, 16:53	#11
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,129	Plenty of sounds here ! __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

Aug 11th, 2005, 17:13	#12
mahmud Account Closed Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 445	I love to hear the voice of Zhi Zhi Poka (Cricket, a kind of instect)

Aug 11th, 2005, 17:31	#13
phantom Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,214	The buzz of a fly .. when you were sitting in a room up there in Uttaranchal, trying to read a book, but couldnt becoz of that buzz of a single fly.... !! The sound of rain falling in the forest and the roar of the river just round the next hill.. The sound of a truck engine echoing from some 5 km. distance away, in the night..!! Couldnt get all these sounds anywhere except Uttaranchal.

Aug 11th, 2005, 17:39	#14
tornado989 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 222	it's after sunset..... no power in the locality.... you are sitting in the dark..... you suddenly hear the buzzing noise of the "super mosquito" ... you know when exactly to strike it....

Aug 11th, 2005, 18:01	#15
Gargi Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In NYC, dreaming of Nepal Posts: 45	-The early morning sounds of a cuckoo outside my window-Swayambu -Parrots squawking overhead, pleasantly distracting my meditation-Rewalsar -The sound a mynah bird makes when it's taking flight - also makes me homesick for Hawaii, where they're also common. (Yes, I'm a bird freak!) -Horns, horns everywhere -'Namaste Didi, good price, best price...'

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