• Idgah Bus Stand facility
  MSM frequent here from dusk onwards.
• Park in front of Fort Railway Station.

Ahmedabad / Karnavati (Gujarat) -- area code (91-79)

The population of Ahmedabad is over 7 million people (that's close to 300,000 Utopians).

• CCD Coffee Place
  Ashram Rd (at the gas pump opposite Nehru Bridge). Hopping on Wed and Thu nights.

Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

• Company Garden
  After dusk at the inner circle.

Bangalore / Bengaluru (Karnataka)

• Alternative Law Forum
  Non-profit organisation providing legal support to many marginalised populations, including LGBT people.
• Bangalore Pride
  Organizers of the city's annual pride festivities.
• Bangalore Queer Film Fest
  A non-ticketed, free event aimed at providing films based on themes related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex communities across the world.
• Good As You
  Support group for LGBT meets every Thu, 7-9pm. India's oldest informal support group, going strong since the 1990s.
• Swabhava Trust
  Non-profit organisation, established in 1999, working with LGBT groups in Bangalore and providing access to support services. They run a telephone helpline called SAHAYA at +91-80-22230959.
• Samara
  Non-profit community organisation, working with HIV among MSM and transgender people in Bangalore.
• Sangama
  Non-profit organisation working with advocacy efforts among LGBT people, particularly the economically challenged.
• We're Here and Queer! (WHaQ!)
  An informal support group for lesbian and bisexual women at whaqbangalore@googlegroups.com

• Pink Nation
  +91-99-8053-0950, email. Pink Nation was conceptualized exclusively for your partying excesses. They work hard to bring you exciting LGBT parties and travel. Pink Nation is made up of you, your friends and people like you, who believe Pink Nation is the new Republic. See their website for party schedules. Utopia Member Discount

• Arun Massage
  12 Indiranagar, 97-4101-4481, email. Gay-owned massage for men. Qualified, young, energetic masseurs available in Bangalore, only at your place, at reasonable cost. 24 hours.
• Full Body Massage
  +91-98-8668-0630, email. Gay-owned massage for men. Qualified, cute, young, energetic masseurs available. Incall or also at your place, at a reasonable cost. 24-hours.
• Male To Male Body Massage
  99-0163-8861, email. Gay-owned. Call Arun for male to male body massage service. Professional, full body massage. Call at least one hour before to make an appointment.
• Sync Massage
  96-6354-7692, email. Gay-friendly, highly trained massage therapist. Each massage is individually tailored to meet your needs, whether you need is relaxation, therapeutic work, or one of their other bodywork specialties. Educated, decent, and hygenic.

• Majestic Bus Stand.
• Corporation Bus Stop.
• Corporation Library (Kubban Park Extension).

• Ching Lung
  Residence Rd. Reported as a popular local gay hang-out on weekends.

Bareilley (Uttar Pradesh)

• Gandhi Park after dusk.

Bidar (Karnataka)

• Try the parks and bus stands.

Bijapur (Karnataka)

• Barah Kaman, in and near the monument.

Calangute / Baga (Goa)

• Paradise (mixed)
  Paradise Village (close to Calangute Circle). Best on Tue and Sat (karaoke nights) from 10pm onwards. Gay-friendly crowd. Mainly mature men.

• Baga Beach
  Near the Andrew's and Lucky Star beach shacks. Favourite gay gathering point for sea and sunbathing.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Goa has long been the antidote to loneliness and boredom. Meet new friends aand locals on the beach. There is an active expat gay community here and lots of Indians, and it's easy to make friends and find companionship." -- Raj at Emanuel Beach Shack, Baga Beach, Dec 28, 2011

• Entire stretch of beach from Calangute to Baga, especially the section near Tito's. Evening and nights, particularly on Sat.
• Hysons Beach
  Near Gaura Vaddo St. Head for Candolim Bardez. 100m on the left after the church in the middle of the road, take any road down to the beach. Best from8am-6pm. All ages.

• Neomi salon
  Panjim and Colva. Also offering massage. Closed Mon.

Candolim (Goa)

• Gay bar directly across from the new Newton's supermarket. Ask any taxi for the supermarket and look across the street on 2/F.

Chandigarh -- area code (91-172)

Chandigarh is the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. The population is over a million people (that's more than 40,000 Utopians).

• Down Under (mixed)
  B/F SCO 196-97, Sector 17C, 272-3000, 272-3001. Located in the posh shopping area of Sector 17. Down Under is the downstairs bar of the large Hot Millions food complex. Western music. Menu offers Italian, TexMex and Indian food. Popular on weekend evenings. Mostly for lesbians, but gay men are very welcome. Warm and chatty, especially the owner.

• Blue Ice (mixed)
  SCO 7, Sector 17E, 270-3338, 501-7966.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Blue Ice is a cruising spot. I met a rather cute guy there. He was quite open with me, asked me directly if I'm interested in guys, and when I said yes he asked if I was interested in him. Right there at the bar where the barman could hear! Oh, and they have friendly barmen and tasty light meals too!" -- Brian, Jan 12, 2012

• Sector 17, evenings. Young crowd.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) -- area code (91-44)

The population of Chennai is over 7 million people (that's close to 300,000 Utopians).

• Men Community Development Society (MCDS)
  2618-4392, 5551-5742. Formed in 1992 with with technical support from the Indian Community Welfare Organisation, this NGO works with homosexuals to educate about sexually transmitted diseases and also addresses the violation of the rights of homosexuals.

• Lakshmi Theatre, 7pm show, especially Sat.

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

• Arts College Gate
  In front, between 6-8pm.
• Delite Theater
  Balcony. Decent gays.
• Gandhipuram
  Near the RV Hotel, the RR towers and opposite to it. There are Net shops in RR towers and gays standing outside to pick up partner as they chat online.
• Krishnaveni Theater. Best on Sat evenings at 6:30pm. Reported very active.

DELHI / NEW DELHI (National Capital Territory) -- area code (91-11)

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Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

• Gandhi Park
  Near Ghantaghar/Paltan Bazaar, adjoining the Clock Tower (Ghantaghar) on Rajpura Rd. Lots of MSM throughout the day. Cruisy after dusk. Be discreet. Cops patrol. Go elsewhere once you meet a friend.

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) -- area code (91-575)

• Cherryin Restaurant
  Sector 2, Raj Nagar. Well known as a meeting place for gays (friends, not cruising), especially on weekends.

Gulbarga (Karnataka)

• Corporation Garden/Park
  Opposite Hotel Aditya. Cruising until 8pm (afterwards it's too dangerous).
• SB Lake (Kera)
  Cruising the footpath.

Jaipur (Rajasthan State)

• Tree of Life Resort & Spa, Jaipur
  Kacehrawala, Kukas, +91-96-209-1000, 209-2000, email. Gay and lesbian-friendly oasis of peace and harmony nestled in the Aravali Valley. Fourteen chic villas on seven acres of land - some with private pool - with independent spaces of over 2,200sqf, large private lawns, separate living and bedroom, outdoor shower and sunken tub, and the privilege of the service of your own butler. Utopia Member Discount

• Bouncer Bar (mixed)
  MI Rd, near the Nerosi restaurant. A two-floor bar where some gays go. Just observe what is going on and you may be surprised. The three barmen are very cute and open. Live Indian music almost every night.

• Maharaja Ranjeet Singh Park

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)

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Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

• Park opposite the Kanpur Medical College, after dark.

Kochi / Cochin (Kerala)

• GCDA
  On the right side of the jetty through the fences. Walk along the marina. Cruisiest at the GCDA shopping area. The public facility there is busiest from 8:30-10:00pm. Crowd is 20s-40s. Walk near the Taj Hotel to the end near Asoka Flats.
• Subash Chandra Bose Park
  On the left side of the jetty as you face the water.
• Thrissoor Park
  Cruising in the evenings, particularly Sat.

Kolkata / Calcutta (West Bengal State)

The capital of West Bengal. Kolkata is the 3rd largest urban area in India. With an urban population of almost 5 million, and an extended metropolitan population of over 14 million, there are close to 750,000 Utopians in the area.

• Aqua Cocktail Lounge (mixed)
  Park Hotel. This place attracts a middle and upper-class hip gay crowd on Sat. Tends to be more expensive with its drink and food (keeps away the rough trade).
• Olympus Bar
  Park St. An inexpensive place for food and drink, popular among travelers and locals alike. Mixed crowd on Sat.
• Sam's Bar
  Russel St, inside the Floriana Restaurant. Gay men hang around here any day of the week, but especially on Sat.
• Someplace Else (mixed)
  Park Hotel. Attracts young, gay music lovers on Sat for its live bands, though its largely a mixed crowd.

• Mintoo Park at the T junction of AJC Bose Rd and Sarat Bose Rd is quite popular with gays every evening from 5-8pm, especially weekends.
• Lakes (as it is popularly known among Kolkatans), located on Southern Ave. Quite infamous among gays for nightly rendevous (after 7pm). Beware of plain clothes authorities. Go elsewhere once you make a new friend.
• Nandan Theater. Kolkata's cultural hub. Quite popular with the young, gay crowd, especially on weekends. Most of them hang outside the theater, opposite the coffee joint.
• KC Das. This famous sweet shop is located in Esplanade. Outside the shop is a bus stand and in the evening it tends to become a pickup joint/ Beware of plain clothes authorities in this area.

Kota (Rajasthan)

• CV Garden (Chattra Vilas Uddyan) at Nayapura is a gay cruising area.

Kozhikode / Calicut (Kerala)

• Calicut Beach (famous).
• Cinemas in the city center.
• Kappad Beach.
• KSRTC Bus Stand facility.
• Manachira Square
  The park in the city center. Cruising happens below the trees.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

• Capital Cinema park
  Park and bus stand opposite Capital Cinema.
• GPO park.
• Jhandewala Park in Aminabad.
• Maqbara Park
  Near Pariwartyan Chowk. The majority of men in this park are MSM.
• N E R Railway Station
  The facility outside is also known as an MSM meeting place.
• Niboo Park in Chowk.

Mangalore (Karnataka)

• Beaches
• Facility opposite Poonja Arcade on KS Rao Rd, evenings.
• Tagore Park from 5-9pm.

Margao (Goa)

• Aga Khan Municipal Garden
  After dusk.

MUMBAI (Maharashtra) -- areacode (91-22)

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Noida / New Okhla Industrial Development Area (Uttar Pradesh) -- area code (91-577)

• Barista Coffee Shop
  Sector 18 (close to McDonalds). Popular with gay men.

Panaji / Panjim (Goa)

• Campal Park
  On the right side of the main road leading to Miramar beach. Best in the evenings, after 5pm, in the dense trees and dimly lit promenade with benches along the beach.

Pathankot (Punjab)

• Interstate bus stand.

Raichur (Karnataka)

• Park near Hotel Nrupathunga.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

• The museum lawns at Thiruvanandapuram are hunting grounds in the evenings.
• Sree Bala Cinema
  On MG Rd, Eastfort. Across from the Saj Lucia Hotel and down about a block. Look for the petrol station and Sri Bala is the second building after that. Best times: during evening shows (but afternoon shows see some action). Cruisiest area is the balcony seating. Weekend nights: unexpected and very hot activities can happen at the furthest back end of the external facility behind G/F of the cinema. Just pretend to go there to use the tap to wash your hand. The walls facing the open urinals could have activities going on. Also during the day. Be discreet as the older security guard can get irate.

Trivandrum (Kerala)

• Kovalam Beach
  About 15km from the city. Lovely (very clean) and loads of nice restaurants, gift shops and Ayurvedic clinics. Best of all, are the nice, friendly guys walking and playing on the beach. Some are MBs, but most are just looking to chat.
• Some guesthouses behind the beachfront shops near the Planet Holiday and Bamboo resorts have young waiters and workers who may be available for fun, but be discreet.

Vadodara / Baroda (Gujarat) -- area code (91-265)

• Bus depot facility.
• Kamati Baug (Sayaji Baug) facility, after 8pm.

Varkala (Kerala) -- area code (91-470)

• Kerala Konnections
  Janardhanapuram Rd, 215-7661, +91-9946-069770, email. A lovely, rainbow-owned homestay welcoming gays and lesbians, just a short distance from the beach and the tourist facilities. Onsite restaurant, laundry service, massage and art room. They also offer tailor made tours within Kerala.