This paper reports the results of two experiments testing aspects of the syllable in Hindi. The first experiment provides support for the universality of the 'onset-first' principle of syllabification proposed by phonologists for intervocalic single consonants. However, the data do not support this principle in the case of intervocalic consonant clusters. A second experiment explored claims regarding the internal structure of the syllable. Subjects showed no preference between an 'onset-rhyme' (C-VC) division vs. a 'head-coda' (CV-C) division, suggesting that the organization of the syllable in Hindi might be 'flat'.