All of us share an interest in sacred chant known as "kirtan," a devotional practice of singing, drumming, and participating in group energy for the purpose of elevating the spirit, building community, and realizing interconnectedness. The practice originated in India millennia ago, but has been popularized in the West by singers such as Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Wah!, Dave Stringer, Deva Premal, Bhagavan Das, David Newman (Durga Das), etc. This list will be a place to share information about loca …

Single? Bored? Live around the DC area? Join Desi Inside!!! ~~~Muslim singles meet Muslim singles~~~ Singles make friends or find a soul mate. Occasionally enjoy bowling, movies, dim sum, outdoor activities, picnics, games and road trips, etc. For all of those singles who are interested in meeting/mingling/making friends …and/or for all those singles who are possibly searching for a soul mate and settle down … Join us if you are in your 20s and 30s. It’ll be a perfect way to meet and get to know …

Who should join? People that are young at heart. People who like to dance like no one's watching. People that are interested in Bollywood Movies & Music.Activities: Dance Parties, Potlucks, Bollywood Movies, Happy Hours, Coffee & Dinner Meets, Bollywood Concerts, Game Nights, and much more.

This Meetup group has been created for "active and fun loving South Indian families" in their 20s to late 30s residing in Montgomery County MD, looking to meet & socialize with other Indian families. This Meetup group will aid families in making new friends and indulging in various activities like movies, cookouts, potlucks, dancing, game nights, outdoor adventures, shopping etc. Our motto is to form a close knit group where we know most members of the group and hence membership to this group is …

This group has been formed for people who have a strong passion and desire to sing Indian songs. In this medium you will get a chance to meet with people having similar interests.  All we need is your presence and commitment and for you to have fun. Requirements: You must be 18 or above. You need to provide your contact number and e-mail address as part of the approval process. You can send this information to organizers in a separate email. This piece of information will be used to contact/info …

This Meetup group has been formulated for "active and fun loving desi/Indian women" in their 20s to late 30s residing in Northern Virginia, looking to meet & socialize with other desi women, who just like them are busy working, taking care of a family, or both, and who have little time to socialize. This Meetup group will aid desi women in making new friends and indulging in various activities like movies, cookouts, potlucks, dancing, game nights, outdoor adventures, shopping etc. Occasionally, …

This group was created to serve as a venue to gather all the Bollywood Movie lovers in the Baltimore Area to share and enjoy their passion together. This group in not only limited to Baltimore, it is open to anyone in the MD/DC/VA area. Besides watching and discussing Bollywood movies, this group is a perfect forum for those that will love to share the passion for Bollywood music, Bollywood dancing, Tamil movies, Telugu movies, Kannada movies, Malayalam movies, any other international produced i …

This group was created to gather all the South Asian (Desis - Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Sri Lanka….etc) people, friends and family in DC Metropolitan(MD/DC/VA) area to share and enjoy their time watching movies, attending music show, dancing, clubs, sing songs, desi events, bollywood night life, picnic, karaoke night, dining, food testing, potluck, public events, community events, festivals, outings, local events, holiday events, out of town trips, birthday parties, house play, nig …

Hi, This meetup group hopes to put together a group of people that love playing tabla/guitar/flute/keyboard or any instruments to indian songs. The goal is to form a band and present shows in the DC metro area that people will plan and want to attend. If you agree that we need good desi entertainment in our area - please sign up! -Lasika