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The Indian Head Wiggle Explained?

Posted in India, tagged , , , on March 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »

 

One of the most popular posts I’ve written for this blog was about my experience with the Indian Head Wiggle, (or Shake, or Bobble- many names for that most Indian of Indian gestures)  inspired by an analysis of the wiggle in the fantastic book Shantaram.  That post for many years was a cited reference in Wikipedia for the Indian Head Wiggle.   I even was interviewed on Canadian radio for my so called expert perspective on the Indian Head Wiggle.    Needless, to say, this gesture and topic has become important to me and something that I’ll pay attention to as I hear about in the media. (more…)

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The Power of the Indian head wiggle

Posted in Book Review, India, Travel, tagged , , , , , , on April 30, 2009| 9 Comments »

I recently read the wildly entertaining book, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It’s a fiction book, but semi-autobiographical, based upon some of Roberts’ real life experiences as a fugitive from an Australian prison who flees to Bombay and has a wide range of experiences there including living in a slum, joining the Indian mafia, fighting in Afghanistan against the Russians, and acting in Bollywood movies.

In one passage in the book, he writes about the Indian gesture, the head-wiggle (also commonly called the head bobble).

From Shantaram

“No discovery pleased me more, on that first excursion from the city, than the full translation of the famous Indian head-wiggle.  (more…)

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