India Local Guides Meetups - 8 Months in Review

[TusharSuradkar]

The past 8 months were eventful for local guides in India.
We conducted several meetups mostly in-person and a few online.

Credits:
Logo Artwork: @Shubhu1 and Tushar Suradkar
Other clipart: Canva Free Editor - no citation needed.

The first in-person meetup I remember was the one I hosted in Pune
It was a rainy day on 18 Aug 2021 and @abhishekpatk traveled 20 km from Chinchwad.
@AjitThite joined online via Google Meet.

It was a Photo Walk Meetup of Storefronts on Baner Road.

After that, I conducted 22 solo meetups in Pune before the next major in-person meetup was organized.

This was the Accessible Pune Meetup at Green Signal
Date: 17 December 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar
Attendees: 14

Other meetups happening elsewhere in India:

Guides Meetup - Dacres Lane Food Crawl, Kolkata on 25 Dec 2024
WAW Mumbai 2023 - Accessibility Walk on 31 Dec 2023
Accessible Chennai - WAW 2023 Meetup on 10 Jan 2024
Local Guides Meet and Greet at Mumbai on 29 Jan 2024

The next major meetup was the Pune Local Group Accessibility Meetup at Pu La Deshpande Garden
Date: 26 Jan 2024
Host: @Ketan_Kangankar
Attendees: 14

The next meetup was the Pune Accessibility Meetup at PCMS Science Park

Host: Tushar Suradkar
Date: 13 Feb 2024
Attendees: 7

The next one was the Pune Local Guides Meetup Hosted at Pataleshwar Temple
Date: 29 Feb 2024
Host: Ajit Thite
Attendees: 7

Meanwhile other meetups happening across India:

Sonar Bangla Meetup, Kolkata, Bengal on 2 March 2024

The next major meetup was in Mumbai where several local guides from Pune and Aurangabad traveled overnight.
Meetup in the Kanheri Caves of Mumbai
Date: 7 March 2024
Host: @Rohan10

The big meetup was in Pune where 50 local guides from all over Maharashtra attended.
Pune Heritage Walk and Accessibility Meetup Lal Mahal
Date: 17 March 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar
Attendees: 50

On the same day, another meetup was hosted Lunch & connect meet-up
Date: 17 March 2024
Host: @HinalLad
Attendees: 15

Other meetups in India:
Exploring India’s 1st Underwater Metro Rail Ride Kolkata on 20 March 2024

The next meetup in Pune was online
Meet-up to applaud and celebrate our fellow LGs
Host: Praniket More and Shubham Waman
Date: 6 April 2024

The next meetup in Pune was at Aga Khan Palace Meetup in Pune
Date: 16 April 2024
Host: @Anannya_19
Attendees: 15

Elsewhere in India:

Gandhi Ghat Patna Meetup Accessibility Checkup on 16 April 2024

I conducted the First Meetup of Kolhapur Local Guides.
Date: 22 April 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar
Attendees: 5

Other meetups in India during this period:

Virtual Meetup Diamond City Calling on 26 April 2024

Raj Tayade hosted the first meetup in Historic City Aurangabad
Meetup in Aurangabad - Connect and Accessibility Awareness
Date: 29 April 2024
Host: @Raj_Tayade
Attendees: 10

I conducted another Accessibility LIVE and Small Business Meetup in Pune.

Host: Tushar Suradkar
Date: 6 May 2024
Attendees: 12

The next day I also hosted the First Meetup of Local Guides in Nashik
Date: 8 May 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar
Attendees: 4

Elsewhere in India:

TRIVANDRUM LOCAL GUIDE MEET-UP on 8 May 2024

I again hosted a meetup in Aurangabad at the Bibi Ka Maqbara monument.
Date: 9 May 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar
Attendees: 3

Explore Meghalaya with Local Guides Bangla on 9 May 2024

Then I attended a meetup of Local Guides in Mumbai
Meetup - The Spirit of Mumbai Local Guides
Date: 11 May 2024
Host: Mayuri Kubal and @Shrut19
Attendees: 15

Photowalk, Meet and Greet Meet-up at Dadar Chowpati - Mumbai on 15 May 2024
TRIVANDRUM LOCAL GUIDE MEETUP on 17 May 2024

The next meetup in Pune was the Accessibility Meetup in Pune at Terasinne Restaurant.
Date: 19 May 2024
Host: Ajit Thite
Attendees: 12

I also conducted an Online Meetup - How to Submit and Host a Meetup

Date: 23 May 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar

Kolkata Photo Walk & Checking Accessibility on 24 May 2024
Trivandrum Bicycle Meetup on 29 May 2024

The next unique meetup is scheduled for Saturday
36 Photos - 36 Memories - speak Your Heart Out
Date: 7 June 2023
Host: Tushar Suradkar

My next meetup is Know This Before Visiting a Monument.

Date: 15 June 2024
Host: Tushar Suradkar

The next in-person meetup is scheduled in Nashik
Nashik Cultural & Vineyard Meet-Up

Host: Shirish Khairnar

Date: 23 June 2024

Here’s a bird’s eye view of the meetups in India in the past 6 months.

It clearly shows that Pune and Mumbai hosted the greatest number of meetups = 19.

This was more than the total meetups in rest of India = 14.

[Vivekj82]

Such a fantastic meetups…waiting for Nagpur to be added to that list.

[Mayank_Ahir]

@TusharSuradkar Community building is a very hard thing. But you are doing it beautifully . More power to you !!!

[Vivekphd]

Waiting for Coimbatore!

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you, dears @Mayank_Ahir @Vivekj82

Looking forward to meeting you in Nagpur next month,

In my experience, local guides from outstation will consider visiting Nagpur when you have at least 8-10 people from Nagpur and nearby places.

Without that, the meetup would be a low-key event despite your efforts.

I and Raj_Tayade from Aurangabad will definitely attend

[AjitThite]

That’s really a big number by Indian LGs, Kudos to everyone for hosting, participating and encouraging our fellow LGs.

Good coverage my friend, @TusharSuradkar .

Cheers!

[Shrut19]

नमस्कार,

** @TusharSuradkar **

अप्रतिम…

वाखाणण्याजोगे मिटअप डेडिकेशन,

आम्हाला तूला मीट अप चॅम्पियन म्हणायला हरकत नाही…

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you, @AjitThite

I sincerely hope previous meetups encourage local guides to host more meetups

[TusharSuradkar]

फार फार आभारी आहे ताई @Shrut19
गुगल म्हणो न म्हणो - तुम्ही म्हणालात - फार आनंद वाटला

[RosyKohli]

@TusharSuradkar

Wow Awesome in one post all meet up with beautiful photos.

Thanks for sharing all the meet up details.

Beautiful photos.

Best wishes to all LG from India & Maharashtra.

[Maximilianozalazar]

@TusharSuradkar maravilloso! que genial idea el post.

[PrasadVR]

@TusharSuradkar ji, @AjitThite ji, It’s great idea to list all meet-ups in a single index post. Team building needs a lot of efforts and dedication from all the team members. Congratulations to the members for building a strong community.

[TusharSuradkar]

Thank you, dears @Maximilianozalazar @PrasadVR

[RoshanPawar]

@TusharSuradkar Great Meetup, Excellent

[Ketan_Kangankar]

Thank you @TusharSuradkar ji for such wonderful post…brought in past meetups

[TusharSuradkar]

It was nice to see you hosting a meetup early on @Ketan_Kangankar

But sad to see that after the Lal Mahal meetup, you have vanished from social media.

[Annaelisa]

Fantastische Übersicht über alle Treffen @TusharSuradkar

[SayliWalve]

Such an incredible recap of 8 months @TusharSuradkar Daa

Community building takes time and effort from both sides. Cheers to everyone who supported and organized such events

your dedication is truly appreciated!