We have a lot of hackers joining the group from other cities of India as well.

If anyone want to plan a similar event in other cities in India, I suggest to use our Meetup group at http://www.techmeetup.in and leverage the existing user base.

In that way we can build larger base and utilize the same mailing list.

if something is happening in pune, i would be very interested. as others have chimed in, bangalore was not such a great experience for me either.

+1 for Pune. Would be fun to meet other HN folks in-person.

+1 more. Anyone want to suggest a time/place? (I've only been here a few weeks, don't know my way around yet.)

My suggestion: we pin down a time/place, a few of us precommit to being there, and we post to the main page. Others will show up. At least, that's what happened last time I tried this.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=241233

I'd propose Sat Jun 11 or Sun Jun 12 as a possible date.

Infinitely Beta would be more than happy to be the host. More details on the post by `nunb`.

Feel free to email me. Info on my profile.

Infinitely Beta Technologies (http://infinitelybeta.com)

We're quite centrally located, have wifi, and seating for about 30 people.

Stragglers can stand! Sunday June 12 is best.

Infinitely Beta at Dhole Patil Road, Sunday, June 12th suit you?

yes it does !

Had an awesome time at the last meet. Looking forward to Friday's.

Thanks Ravish, Best, - Jassi

I've started to feel that startup culture here in Bangalore is not as much as it is believed. I want more fellow hackers to confirm this.

I used to be a regular at the Bangalore circuit few years ago at TiE, Barcamps, MoMo's, Headstart etc. It got a bit monotonous; same people, same stories etc. Then the downturn happened and I also got busy. The events still are happening though. Barcamp 10 dates are out. On Meetup there are a few tech related events in Bangalore too; MySQL, PHP, etc. Don't know how active they are.

Same thing happened in Delhi too, Triggr.in is the new spark.

Looks interesting. I guess Bangalore needs a new spark too.

barcamp 10 is happening in banglore this saturday

Perhaps not unconnected to the following http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-benga...

Well, I don't know about Bangalore. With events like Triggr and these meetups, the culture Delhi and NCR region is evolving into a tight and supportive community. Glad to be in Delhi!

Same here, never been to Banglore. But, ecosystem in Delhi NCR is heating up. I wouldn't want to live in any other city in India.

Hope we could get few nice co-working spaces in Delhi.

other than having a good weather, the other problems related to culture, language and connections are too high for someone coming from north. I am not sure if I am much happy sticking to Bangalore for long enough.

Come to Gurgaon, its turning into a startup hub.

Is it good time to be in Delhi considering the latest clash between government forces and Ram Dev supporters ? I guess there is a sit-in at Raajghat. It seems BJP has also joined the fray. But I guess that won't affect the usual business, would it ? ( I am not from Delhi so I have no idea how things work there)

You wouldn't even know about it if you don't watch / read Indian news.

We had a meetup in Delhi NCR last month. Around 25 hackers showed up, and we had great time.

We have booked a bigger venue to accommodate more hackers this time.

Ravish, thanks for organizing this meetup. Last time it was a great event. Enjoyed candid startup experiences (from raising VC funding to expanding team, etc.) Hope we can make it even better this time.

I have recently relocated from Hyderabad to Bangalore. Would love to meet hackers in Bangalore.

Anyone planning something similar from Mumbai?

+1 to Mumbai