Sound Check
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As politicians squabble over loudspeakers, an appeal for quiet on International Noise Awareness Day
Whipping up communal sentiments sidelines the real public health concerns of noise pollution across India.
Sumaira Abdulali
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Radio Quarantine: Indian artists are trying to create a space for music and community in lockdown
Web radio stations have started in Bengaluru and Kolkata with similar names and a similar sense of purpose.
Malavika Neurekar
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Are Ganesh mandals in Maharashtra behind a nationwide dilution of noise pollution norms?
Festival organisers are cheering as the state has said that after the August 10 amendment of the rules, there are no silence zones.
Aarefa Johari
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘A lifelong dream’: Oscar-winning Resul Pookutty records Kerala’s grand temple festival sounds
The award-winning sound designer is part of a project to make a documentary on the grand Thrissur Pooram.
Anubha George
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The man for whom whistling is the worst sound in the world
John Osborne explored professional whistling and psychology to check if he had misphonia, a strong dislike of certain sounds.
John Osborne, mosaic.com
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Boney M disco songs, made in India
The band gets a subcontinental twist.
Manish Gaekwad
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town