Travelling in style

The Indian Head Wobble

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September 13th 2011
Despite having been in India for several weeks, I had not yet grasped the Indian Head Wobble. When speaking to an Indian local, you typically get a slight wobble of the head from side-to-side. This generally translates to an affirmative answer but you are never quite sure. The intensity of the wobble can sometimes help gauge the meaning. A fast and vigorous wobbling can mean that the person unders ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Fatehpur Sikri

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more