The Finger Bowl Is a Dining Etiquette Tradition That Could Disappear | Eater
"An iconic Mughlai restaurant at the Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi was, especially in the late 1970s, a place to see and be seen where the presentation of a finger bowl signaled sophistication and privilege. In that period the object complemented other markers of upscale dining—air conditioning, carpeting, ornate service—and served as a ceremonial affirmation of status, reinforcing distinctions about who merited special rituals of cleanliness and ceremonial attention." - Meher Varma
