There are many of us out there who are looking to do fun activities and make new friends. This group is for Women from India. So here is Kitty Party for all you ladies out there who are seeking more friends and want to engage in various activities during your spare time and have loads of fun! Lets do it here in Columbia. Make friends with Indian women, enjoy the usual desi stuff, Bollywood movies, Indian Food, Celebrate Festivals and more.....This group will meet once a month at a members house( …

READY FOR WEEKNIGHT HAPPY HOURS & WEEKEND ADVENTURES?!!! - Happy Hours are hosted in the Reston vicinity (Centreville, Chantilly, Ashburn, Leesburg, Fairfax, Herndon and Reston) w/ occasional jaunts to Arlington, Alexandria, & D.C. - Our Adventures include: White Water Rafting, Tubing, Sailing, Skiing, SCUBA Diving, Horseback Riding, and Hikes & Bikes! - Events include billiards, Karaoke/open mic night, trivia, poker, going to see local bands/concerts, local festivals, dancing (such as Sal …

Several of us have now been in the US for quite a few years. We've learned about American culture and blended it in with our culture from home, but we've also managed to blend up English with our Hindi! The only time we ever speak Hindi now is when we don't want a stranger to know we're talking about him! Others of us are fond of India's rich culture but don't know any Hindi words beyond biryani, makhani, tikka and paneer! This group is for all of us! Too many educated Delhi-ites themselves have …

The motive of the group is to meet with people who love to watch and play cricket. We can meet in a tennis court to play cricket or watch cricket matches together. We can also watch cricket games together on the weekends. This group also invites people who are interested in learning about cricket!

Meet other Washingtonian Baby Boomers for exciting activities & foreign travel! Make new Friends or find Romance. Enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding, sailing, skiing, winery tours, art galleries, fine dining & dancing. *OUR UPCOMING TRIPS:* - "HIMALAYAN EXPLORER", NORTHERN INDIA (July 27th- August 8th, 2009) http://babyboomer.meetup.com/104/calendar/10292176/ - "LEGENDS & PALACES" RAJASTHAN INDIA (August 8th- 18th) http://babyboomer.meetup.com/104/calendar/10292263/ - Adventure to Machu …

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 …

Our Rotaract club is a part of a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world. Our effort starts at the community level but knows no limits in its outreach. Rotaractors have access to the many resources of Rotary International (RI) and The Rotary Foundation. Rotary International provides the administrative support that helps our Rotaract club thrive, and we're also sponsored by The Rotary Club of Washington DC. Our Rotaract Club of Washington DC. was founded in Octob …

Potomac 'Middle Ages' D&D is made of several groups of more mature folks, mostly in their 30s and 40s+, that meet regularly to play the Dungeons and Dragons V3.5 role-playing game. We're from the Metro Wash DC area (along the Potomac River and I-95), with most delves (sessions) held in Northern Virginia (Alexandria, Woodbridge, Stafford vicinities). Each of our Gaming Groups is different, tone set primarily by the location "Host" and the game's "DM" (dungeon master).  We're about having fun and …

Introduction: Welcome to our social/cultural Moroccan - Americans meet up group where Moroccans and friends of Morocco gather to socialize; participate in cultural events; professionally network; exchange ideas; and brain storm to create new ways to encourage other Moroccan Americans to reconnect to their roots. It is a great opportunity for the: • Moroccan-Americans to gather and speak “Darija” and “Tamazight” • New Moroccans to the DC area can make new friends and feel welcome. • Creating opp …

Open to all & everyone, who has love in his/her heart and interest in Pakistan & its affairs. This group's main focus would be to celebrate Pakistan's heritage, history, festivals, culture, languages, cuisine, national days etc. People of all ages, religions, cultures, nationalities are welcome. Meetings would be mostly held in public parks, restaurants etc Potlucks, Bhangra, Khattak dance, Ghazal nights events would be planned. Volunteering, fundraising, donations to send to help needies in Pak …

Ormes Temple is a Nonprofit 501c3 Spiritual Education Center: It is a temple without walls, of love and light, peace and joy that has its "Thrown Room" in the hearts of each of us! We have this meetup group to reach out to women and men who have a sincere desire to understand the true Integral teachings of Tantra Yoga, from the perspective of self healing, empowerment, awakening and enlightenment. There are several main areas of interest that our workshops, private sessions and coaching and free …

Come join All About Tea in DC! If you love Tea, this is the place to be. Whether you enjoy black - Assam, Ceylon; Earl Grey; Green - Sencha, genmeicha or gunpowder green tea; White teas; Blends or Herbals (including Rooisbos), we all have one thing in common - Tea. It soothes the soul, helps you think and it's good for you! Tea is the #2 beverage drunk worldwide next to water. Tea comes from the Camellia Seninses leaf. The 5 major world areas that started cultivating Tea according to history a …

Namaste everyone! My name is Richa Badami and I teach meditation and personal transformation. I started a meet up group "Northern Virginia Meditation Group" and have been leading meditations on the first Thursday of every month since 2010. It was recently brought to my attention that The Reston Meditation Group needed both space and a leader and I stepped up to introduce myself to all of you. I thought I could just give you a brief introduction of myself and hope that you can join us at our upco …

We are an organization dedicated to learning and practicing Heart Chan meditation.  We do not only sit quietly and relax, because Chan is far beyond this.  We learn what mediation is about—its purpose, practice, and effects—through tradition-based practice. Chan (it’s the same word as “Zen” from Japanese) could be regarded as a philosophy about one's life from birth to death and all its ups and downs in between.  Through this philosophy, we could understand ourselves better.  Not many people un …

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 …

Did you grow up listening to Bhangra music and have parents that speak a mixture of Punjabi, Hindi and English? If you want to meet other Desis with a similar background, join us and lets meet other Punjabi's around the area. Either networking, finding new friends or just catching up on happy-hours around the DMV area.

The Burma Roundtable is a monthly meetup usually held on the third Tuesday of the month for those interested in the arts, culture, politics, and economics of Burma/Myanmar as it transitions to a more open culture and society. We welcome and regularly have in attendance journalists, policymakers, think tank employees, students, and those completely new to the subject of Burma. All are welcome and presentations are designed to be accessible for newcomers and wonks alike. We hope to see you soon.

This is a Bangladeshi singles club. Being single is not anything to be ashamed about in our age! We live in a time when most relationships break up and there is no guarantee that even the best ones will last. In the meantime, there is much to enjoy in life, and singleness has a great many benefits that those couples you envy would give an arm or a leg for! I started this group to focus, being Single and Bangladeshi how we can live our life happy, not controlled and be proud. Take charge of your …

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

Belly Dance! Here we are- professional belly dancers, students, teachers, drummers, musicians and friends in Maryland and surrounding areas! Meet fellow Bellydancers near you! Come to a local Bellydancing Meetup to share the joy of belly dancing (Raqs Sharqi or Dance Oriental if you prefer). Our calendar is the best feature- see where classes are, post your own events? fill out the polls to help teachers plan. Learn about costumes and veils, shows, dancers, styles and more! Those interested in …

Learn about the different aspects of the world's oldest life science from India. We will have workshops, classes, and other special events to give anyone the tools for healthy natural living. The group is open to anyone interested in making true, life- changing commitments to transforming their long term health.

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 …

the goal is to create a local group of south asian, asian, and any and all women who write for networking, support and feedback on writing. journalists, fiction, nonfiction all genres welcome. would love a mix of published and unpublished people. it would be great to get a big enough group to get a local chapter of women and work with other organizations to create workshops, conferences, retreats. anyone interested on furthering writing efforts of south asian women or just women in general shoul …

celebrate, play, watch, reminisce cricket. Indoor cricket meetup.

About Us About Divine Heart Center You can learn to self-heal and self-realize by getting initiated into the powerful non-denominational practice of integrated Reiki Raja Yoga offered by the Divine Heart Center. This spiritual practice combines the paths of self-effort and faith in God to:- +Attune you to the higher powers of unconditional Grace and unlimited Willpower +Heal your personal energy, the energy required for your personal well being +Heal your social energy, the energy of “others” w …

Welcome to the F-I-T Zone! F-I-T Now LLC - where F-I-T stands for "Focus Is Transformational - Change your Focus and Change Happens"(TM)!!! We offer dance fitness, total body transformation as well as Spiritual Coaching and Workshops - we focus on your body, mind and spirit. Come join us at one of our many locations in Maryland for our regularly scheduled classes. Our classes give you a total body workout  - you will dance to the hottest Latin and International rhythms. You will tone muscles,  b …