Comments on: The Power of the Indian head wiggle http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/ Apurva Desai's musings and observations Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Okey... http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-1307 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:13:36 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-1307 Heel leuk om erover te lezen bedankt! Alleen hoe komt het dat alle zinnen zo raar met woorden door elkaar staan. Echt heel irritant om zo’n volgorde in een zin te lezen, net als bij de reacties. Of is het iets Indiaas haha ik zou het haast denken!

]]> By: apurvadesai http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-438 Mon, 10 May 2010 01:47:48 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-438 Unstructured, thanks for the comment and visit. What is your take on the book?

]]> By: unstructured http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-429 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:47:37 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-429 Funny, we have a similar background, but I have a completely different take on the book. Like a lot of your other articles though. Will be browsing your site.

]]> By: Karthik http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-361 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:32:12 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-361 It is also hilarious to watch other people head wiggle

]]> By: apurvadesai http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-45 Wed, 06 May 2009 05:23:04 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-45 Thanks for your comments Hemal, agentgreenglass, and Kadambari…it’s a powerful gesture. Not because of the head wiggle gesture by itself, but i’d recommend reading Shantaram if you haven’t already..

]]> By: Kadambari http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-41 Mon, 04 May 2009 02:22:53 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-41 This gesture is is so frequently and unconsciously used by us that unless pointed out, we’d never realize. Like in the book, it sets this instant zone of comfort among strangers. Interesting! :)

]]> By: apurvadesai http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-39 Sun, 03 May 2009 05:28:16 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-39 It is amazing how some gestures become behaviors and then evolves into a commonly understood communication method…and the thing is, in some communities, it may mean something slightly different than in the next community

]]> By: agentgreenglass http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-38 Fri, 01 May 2009 13:18:28 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-38 you hit the nail on the head wiggle!
it’s such an easy gesture, and i never realised how much i use it till a firang friend told me.
enjoyed your blog.

]]> By: hemal http://apurvadesai.com/2009/04/30/the-power-of-the-indian-head-wiggle/#comment-35 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:32:01 +0000 http://apurvadesai.com/?p=536#comment-35 I agree, in India smile and a head wiggle speaks more than a word.

I travel in the crowded local trains of Mumbai and I know most people without knowing their name of having uttered a word. But we do smile when we see each other and at times do a head wiggle.

I had never thought this as a behavior, perhaps that is in build in us.

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