the song of crickets, the mew of the cat who adopted us as its family, two women chatting outside, the low sound of another of my roomie on her phone, a passing bike, the sound of train engine, a hovering Mi17, some strange nocturnal bird, beating drums from some nearby village, my CPU, dog barking on the street, the metal gate outside opening, guard saying jai hind, my breath...all constitute the sound of silence...when my mind is still...