Originally Posted by
Steve Fenton
For an average US`women you will need a major lesson how to talk quiet and then how stop people thinking that you think you rule the world regardless of the facts
And now to answer your actual question. I am an American woman who's been traveling to India for work for the last 8 years. Anything you'd wear to an office in the US will be fine for an Indian work environment. Indian professional women tend to wear salwar kameez (long, loose tunics with matching pants) or, less frequently, saris to work. You will be just fine in a blouse and pants or a skirt--just keep it on the modest side, nothing tight/revealing and skirts at knee-length or longer.
Off duty, the only thing to remember is that no women in India (outside haute Bombay) show their legs, or their shoulders. So even though it's hot, you can't wear shorts, and tank tops aren't a great idea either. Loose-fitting pants/skirts are your best bet. T-shirts are fine but keep them on the loose side.
Both Bombay and Delhi are huge, cosmopolitan cities that are well used to foreign tourists and businesspeople. You won't be stared at or harassed in these places unless you really go wild (leave the Lycra bike shorts at home!
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