Notes from simpler mornings
Some sounds stay with you.
Stories about familiar Indian sounds, childhood routines and the tiny details that can bring an old morning back in an instant.
Better mornings
How to choose an alarm sound you will actually wake up to
A practical way to find an alarm that gets your attention without making you hate the first sound of the day.
Sound and memory
Why familiar sounds bring childhood memories back
How a school bell, pressure cooker or old television tune can recover a scene you had not thought about in years.
Nostalgia
6 sounds every Indian 90s kid remembers
The school bell, the landline and four other sounds that once needed no introduction.