A lamplit room, set for the evening

A private room

The BigDinner

It is a bet on people.

The Philosophy

This is not a
networking event.

The Big Dinner is a closed room. Convened privately, once each month. Every guest is chosen with intention, for the texture of their thinking, the weight of their experience, and the quality of their presence.

No pitches. No elevator lines. No business cards. What happens instead is rarer: conversation that moves, ideas that collide, and friendships that do not require a transaction to begin.

This is how we used to do it. Before the world taught us to be useful before we were real.

TBD Estd. 2025

The room

The room.

The Standard

What the room
requires of you

  1. 01

    Selection

    Participation is extended by invitation only. Every name in this room is chosen deliberately. Our criteria are not disclosed.

  2. 02

    Dress

    Men: a suit. Women: cocktail attire. No exceptions. The room has an aesthetic. You are part of it the moment you walk in.

  3. 03

    RSVP

    Confirm or decline. Ghosting is a choice, and it will be treated as one. Silence results in permanent removal from all cities.

  4. 04

    Participation Fee

    A participation fee applies. It is the filter that separates those who understand the value of a room from those who do not.

  5. 05

    The Evening

    Food and beverages are settled individually with the venue. You are among equals. The conversation is the hospitality.

  6. 06

    Conduct

    The quality of the evening is only ever as good as the people in the room. This is how we protect that.

The evening

The conversation is the hospitality.

The Lineage

Eight chapters.
So far.

  1. IOctober 2025Blue Bar, New Delhi
  2. IINovember 2025Megu, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
  3. IIIDecember 2025Megu, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
  4. IVJanuary 2026The Imperial Hotel, New Delhi
  5. VFebruary 2026Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi
  6. VIMarch 2026Ottimo, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
  7. VIIApril 2026Harbour Bar, Bombay
  8. VIIIApril 2026Shangri-La Hotel, Delhi

Earlier evenings

Eight evenings.
Captured.

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The Big Dinner at Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi
Chapter V · Feb 2026 Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi
The Big Dinner, as seen in Grazia
As seen in Grazia The Room.
The Big Dinner
Chapter III · Dec 2025 The Experiment.
The Big Dinner at ITC Maurya, Delhi
Chapter VI · Mar 2026 ITC Maurya, Delhi
The Big Dinner at The Imperial, Delhi
Chapter IV · Jan 2026 The Imperial, Delhi
The Big Dinner at The Leela Palace, Delhi
Chapter III · Dec 2025 The Leela Palace, Delhi
The Big Dinner at Harbour Bar, Bombay
Chapter VII · Apr 2026 Harbour Bar, Bombay

Where we gather

Six cities. One room.

Delhi

Active

Bombay

Active

London

Active

Bengaluru

Active

Hyderabad

Active

Dubai

Coming Soon

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