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View: How a little silence can be rewarding and what self-contemplation can do for your soul
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Indians should not be so wary or chary of spending a little time without noise.

Synopsis

Indians prefer to travel by train as these do not induce silence despite the invariably loud clickety-clack noise of steel wheels on steel tracks. Indeed, long journeys in India encourage, even force, interaction with fellow passengers, aided by face-to-face seating in most compartments. Buses have the same effect in many cases too. It is almost as if we Indians are wary of silence.

By , ET Bureau
5 mins read,
Apart from certain types of workplaces, just about the only time Indians are silent these days is inside aircraft. Mainly because most are seated next to strangers, and often the ambient noise of the engines makes normal conversation difficult. Even then, many continue conversing on mobile phones until the aircraft is on the runway, despite repeated reminders by the cabin crew. They are like smokers taking a long last drag of a cigarette in

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