Home concerts, private dinners: How young Indians are fighting urban loneliness | BBC News India

Would you invite a stranger into your home? Some young Indians across cities are doing just that. From hosting dinners to live music in their homes, they are creating spaces for belonging and friendship. The BBC’s Sumedha Pal met some of them to understand how these informal ‘third spaces’ are reshaping urban social life. Filmed and edited by: Debalin Roy #urbanloneliness #ThirdSpaces #IndiaStories #CommunityLiving #Belonging #Friendship #HomeConcerts #SocialLife #BBCNewsIndia #millenials #genz Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3whmDp3 ----------------------------------- This is the official BBC News India channel. If you want to understand and follow the India story, we hope this will be your home. Here, you’ll find stories that move your heart and explainers, interviews and documentaries on issues that you care about. Don’t expect a 24/7 stream of news, we are not that channel. But you can look forward to top-quality BBC journalism that will help you make sense of what’s happening around you. Do comment on our videos and posts because we will be reading them and taking them on board, and if you like what we do, you can also find us here BBC Website 👉🏽https://bbc.in/3XjgjcP Instagram 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3GNTSVW Facebook 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XgMc5M Twitter 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3XlbAXZ Thanks for following us! #BBCNewsIndia #India

Queer subculture, slums and a spiritual star cult - India’s creative capital Mumbai | DW Documentary
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Queer subculture, slums and a spiritual star cult - India’s creative capital Mumbai | DW Documentary

This Local Says Migrants Have Made Bengaluru Into San Francisco | The Tenant
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This Local Says Migrants Have Made Bengaluru Into San Francisco | The Tenant

“I Splurge What’s Left”: Why India’s Youth Are Choosing Debt Over Savings | Insight
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“I Splurge What’s Left”: Why India’s Youth Are Choosing Debt Over Savings | Insight

Japan first, the rest will follow | The Population Bust
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Japan first, the rest will follow | The Population Bust

Why Are So Many Indian Workers Feeling Burnt Out? | Insight
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Why Are So Many Indian Workers Feeling Burnt Out? | Insight

Inside India’s multibillion dollar wedding industry | Foreign Correspondent
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Inside India’s multibillion dollar wedding industry | Foreign Correspondent

Inside The World’s Largest Private Home: India’s Lakshmi Vilas Palace | Architectural Digest
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Inside The World’s Largest Private Home: India’s Lakshmi Vilas Palace | Architectural Digest

Super-Rich & Super-Poor in Mumbai: Demolishing Slums for Skyscrapers in India | Documentary
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Super-Rich & Super-Poor in Mumbai: Demolishing Slums for Skyscrapers in India | Documentary

Your Phone Is Destroying Your Sense of Meaning | Arthur Brooks [ARC 2026]
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Your Phone Is Destroying Your Sense of Meaning | Arthur Brooks [ARC 2026]

Why is Europe changing its attitude towards African migrants? | Population Bust
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Why is Europe changing its attitude towards African migrants? | Population Bust

I Left The U.S. For India And Built A $23M Burrito Business
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I Left The U.S. For India And Built A $23M Burrito Business

The ‘MeToo’ Backlash | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 2
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The ‘MeToo’ Backlash | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 2

How This Singaporean Retired At 35 Without Getting Rich | Money Mind
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How This Singaporean Retired At 35 Without Getting Rich | Money Mind

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Why millions of Indians sit a controversial exam for the chance to become a doctor | BBC News India
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Why millions of Indians sit a controversial exam for the chance to become a doctor | BBC News India

How India Survives Overpopulation | Welcome To India | EP 1 | Documentary Central
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How India Survives Overpopulation | Welcome To India | EP 1 | Documentary Central

Can Walking and Cycling Beat Traffic? Pimpri Chinchwad's Changing Streets | How India Moves
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Can Walking and Cycling Beat Traffic? Pimpri Chinchwad's Changing Streets | How India Moves

Sujit and Sudha Sumitran’s rammed earth Goa home | The Way We Live
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Sujit and Sudha Sumitran’s rammed earth Goa home | The Way We Live

Pakistan's Struggling To Feed Its Growing Population: What Are The Solutions? | Insight
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Pakistan's Struggling To Feed Its Growing Population: What Are The Solutions? | Insight

Debt, exploitation, burnout: The price many Indian students pay for a life in Germany | Reporter
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Debt, exploitation, burnout: The price many Indian students pay for a life in Germany | Reporter