Indian bloggers unite! Well, sort of. On April 2, a few desi bloggers are going to meet at the Bay Leaf, for a buffet lunch; to talk about blogging, ourselves or whatever fancies us at the moment. The time – 1.30 p.m. If you are a desi blogger, please RSVP by March 31. You may do so by emailing me at: [tiffinbox at pipalproductions dot com] Replace “at” with @ and “dot” with, well a period. Kill the spaces. Subject line, Bay Leaf.

Prashant Kothari suggested that I keep a running list of bloggers and other visitors who will be attending this little shindig of ours. So here goes:

Manish Vij, Prashant Kothari, Reuben Abraham, Kaushik Banerjee, Atanu Dey, Anna, Amardeep Singh, Shashwati Talukdar, Turbanhead, Sonal Vaidya, Seshu Badrinath, Salil Maniktahla, Divyesh Jariwala & Pooja Makhijani.

Also in attendance will be Anirudh Bhattacharyya, editor of Mantram magazine. Anirudhh is working on an article about Indian American bloggers, so do talk with him if and when you get the chance.

I'll be adding more names as people RSVP me or any of the other bloggers. So, please book mark this post, link to it and spread the word!

Indian bloggers are set to meet up in Manhattan. We need a head count, so that we don't overwhelm the restaurant. Deadline for RSVP is March 31. Email me if you are coming at [tiffinbox at pipalproductions dot com].

Also, joining us are Divyesh Jariwala and Pooja Makhijani.

Please spread the word!

Names and occasionally photographs of people online mean so little until you actually meet people face to face. Well, that time has come for a group of desi/Indian bloggers.

We are meeting on April 2 (notice how we conveniently skipped April Fool's Day) at The Bay Leaf, in Manhattan, at 1.30 p.m.

If you are a desi/Indian blogger, I would like to invite you to join us. It's all very casual, mind you. We'll be meeting around 1.30 for a buffet lunch. You pay as you go.

Here is a short list of other bloggers you are likely to meet: Manish Vij, Prashant Kothari, Reuben Abraham, Kaushik Banerjee, Atanu Dey, Anna, Amardeep Singh, Shashwati Talukdar, Turbanhead, Sonal Vaidya and Me.

For the sake of head-count, we need to know ahead of time if you are indeed going to join us. Please email me at [tiffinbox at pipalproductions dot com]. Email me your name and blog URL. Subject line, BAY LEAF. Cool?

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