Thursday, May 15, 2014

Meetup.com

How is Everyone doing today??  Well, if your answer has been a yawn, rolled up eyes, a mumble or a soft "OK" then be ready to pop out your eyes for some life changing read. After you've read this review, you can thank me later.


Today's review is about a particular website online which is quite caught up globally, it is one of thee most coolest thing that can exist. This website isn't a " New Thing" , and yet how many of us out there know that it exists??? My bet will be very few.
It offers people from all kinds of backdrops to find people who have the same common interest. Who doesn't enjoy hanging out with a group of people who relate with what you like, think, do and share. Half the time people either give up or doubt their own beliefs and thoughts because no one around them seems to think like them, so they start thinking that there is a change that is required in them and not the world around them - this website changes the world around those people, thus preserving them.
Are you a loner with social starvation? This is for you.
Are you bored of your usual weekend outing and want to explore something that makes your life more exciting? This is for you.


Alright!!! I'm coming there, so the review I'm going to write is about a website called   MEETUP.COM!!!!



Now, if you want to know what the website offers, whats it all about and all the stuff you can easily find, by simply visiting the website. Seriously, all I can say is get some Nike-  just do it and then become McDonald's and say I'm loving it. But anyway, I will cover some bits in the latter part of this review in another perspective, if you are still apprehensive and lazy types to take the leap of faith and just jump into the cool website.

I believe this website started around 2009. Today, it has over 2.07million people across the globe who RSVP and join a local group, which responds to their hearts; spread over 196 countries and more than 315000 meetups taking place every month, this is something worth your time.

For a Local Person, who doesn't leave the city so much - this websites offers a breath of fresh air. One could optimistically network with local people around them, spread the word about their business, find a date , make very cool friends, and do lots of fun activities.

For a frequent traveler, one can relate to people from different cities and expand their horizons beyond their place of residence. Being amongst local people in another city gives you a good feel of the environment and culture of the place.

For a globe trotter, this website is paradise. It virtually makes true a vision of "One World Family" , you could literally see people in different countries and make friends with them.



Since, everyone here on meetup is to socialize, you will find everyone friendly and upcoming. They will make you feel you are valuable and raise your self esteem, even if they don't realize it or probably need it themselves and are getting it from you.



  • You could also create a group yourself and organize great meetups.
  • This is a spam free website. 

Some of the groups I recommend 

Book Exchange Club of Mumbai : This is a group dedicated to intellectual discussions on topics related to literature and books. The group promotes a free exchange of books in order to gain access to books one might have never come across or else has heard about. They even encourage aspiring authors to realizing their dreams. 
The organizer of the group, Mr. Deepak Gupta, is the heart throb of the group. 
This group has showcased itself on a number of occasions in the newspapers. 
I personally had the pleasure of visiting the Jaipur Literature Fest in January'14 and conducting  a Grand Book launch event in Mumbai with their support.


Jaipur Literature Festival '14 

Discussion on Relevance and Impact of Ancient Wisdom with Book Exchange


Similar Groups : Delhi Book Lovers, Book Club - Asian Authors, Bestsellers Book Club. 

Mumbai Board Gamers : It is a group organized and run by a few enthusiasts who simply have the passion for playing board games in them. This group offers periodic gatherings in different places on weekdays and weekends alike. Rest assured, that the games you will play here are not Monopoly, Business , Cluedo or Battleship. The kind of games these people put you throw will trigger a lot more than your calculative and strategic abilities.


Few of the games, are Agricola, Saboteur, 7 Wonders, Carcasonne and Ticket to Ride.
Internationally, the idea of gatherings to play board games has been ethically perceived  as a big contributor towards "people finding dating partners" over such events. It may probably true as many of the games make you reveal a lot about yourself and know about the others. So it is pretty much the hot thing in your vicinity. Although , that's not quite caught up in my country its more of the trend in the USA and UK.
There are groups by the similar names you may find on meetup held in those countries.

Startup Saturdays Meetup : These guys are also pretty good. Their idea is to have monthly meetups which are generally theme based to encourage newbies rolling out in the world with cut throat competition. Although, the audience may not be the best suitors getting conversions but they certainly take back a lot of very innovative stuff that people are doing and perhaps sometimes, the presenters receive very adept advice on their work to boost their success rate.

Hackerspace Mumbai : Although my interest is nothing to do with IT, yet this guys meetups are truly amazing. He is one passionate person who even welcomes other people to present stuff related to development and progress in IT. Its more than a IT gathering, you even have the opportunity to social network and meet people from interesting backdrops.



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There are groups working on social causes, entrepreneurship, sport activities, yoga and fitness and practically everything required by an individual to develop a lifestyle including partying and travelling with groups.

Few other  interesting Websites which provide such opportunities are  :


  1. Eventbrite.com
  2. Couchsurfing.com
  3. VolunteerMatch.org
  4. Groupon.com
  5. Penpalworld.com
  6. Checkiday.com


Although, all the groups and their activities are pathetically safe and wonderful - I got to give a short disclaimer here saying that, in the event of a mishap or accident, planned or co-incidental in the life of the person gaining inspiration from this review and experiencing any untoward circumstances  shall not  hold me responsible. I, on my part, having fore warned you about it and you must bear in mind that your actions are your own, in the end, , even if they are influenced from anywhere.

So guys, hope you'll had a treat. Do go ahead and feast yourself with the website and get into action.




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