Indian Table Etiquette - Using the Thumb While having an Indian meal there are some simple but nevertheless important points to follow. Read Indian Table Manners - Things to avoid To make the entire act of eating pleasurable. Read Dining Etiquette Table manners are something we are taught as children and know their importance. However what many of us would be curious to know are the proper etiquette while having a western meal or even brush up some of those points we learnt ages ago. Read Indian Table Manners Indian dishes by virtue of their nature are best eaten by hand. A traditional meal whether in the northern part of the India or south; east or west, requires one to eat with ones hands. Read