Dating Indian Guys and Girls in Pennsylvania

The Northeastern state of Pennsylvania holds an important place in the history and economy of United States. With its many centers of education, finance and technology, Pennsylvania has long attracted skilled immigrant groups from all over the world, of which Indian Americans have been particularly prominent. thus if you are thinking of dating Indian guys and girls, the ‘State of Independence’ can be a good place to start.

Philadelphia is one of the biggest economic centers on the east coast, second in importance only to New York City perhaps. The city’s economic strength makes it only natural for the city to attract the successful professionals, many of whom are of Indian origin and could be single to boot. Like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh too has a thriving financial and insurance industry which in turn employs many from the Indian American population. Both cities are again home to several Fortune 500 companies, making managers, sales executives, accountants and other corporate employees part of the workforce. Thus the biggest cities of Pennsylvania are a fertile ground to look for Indian American singles who are often employed in the professional and financial sectors. look around in your workplace and make every opportunity to get to know them – even if your Indian origin co-workers are married or may be not your type, socializing with them with throw you with friends, neighbors and even family members and if lucky, you may come upon the girl or guy of your dreams.

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Frequent Indian Neighborhoods

In the Philadelphia Metro area, there are several pockets with large number of Indian residents; these would be Radnor, Lansdale, Blue Bell, Bryn Mawr, Fort Washington, Plymouth and Meeting. The North Penn School District is quite popular with Indian American kids and even an Indian market there. While Lansdale is a small town that has many blue collar migrants, however, it's surrounded by middle/upper middle class areas, such as Upper Gwynedd. Upper Dublin School District is another place which has a lot of Indian families around. In 2000, 40.2% of Millbourne residents identified themselves as being of Asian Indian heritage. This was the highest percentage of Indian Americans of any place in the United States Millbourne is home to a gurudwara, where the Philadelphia Sikh Society holds services.. There is a mosque about a quarter mile away in Upper Darby, PA. A number of residents originate from Kerala, a south-western state of India and there is a major Keralite arts and culture fair held annually nearby in Upper Darby. King of Prussia is another suburb that has a high density of Indian American families. The community takes its name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after Frederick II, King of Prussia. Here apart from Indian eateries and grocery stores, you may find many upwardly mobile Indian men and women shopping at the King of Prussia Mall, the largest shopping complex in the United States, based on shopping area square footage.

Indian hangouts

One of the most effective ways to meet Indian guys and girls is to dine at the places they love to go to – restaurants serving Indian ethnic good. The bigger cities of Pennsylvania have some of the best places serving Indian food on this side of the country. When in Philadelphia, you can check out Lovash Indian Cuisine and Passage to India for downtown options while New Delhi, Karma and Tandoor India are equally great places located in different parts of the city. Likewise Pittsburgh too spoils you for choice – here Taj Mahal, Star of India are well-known for Indian cuisine while India Garden indulges its patrons from twin locations of  Monroeville and Oakland.  Exotic fare from the South of India finds an unusual home in Tamarind Savoring India at Scott Towne Center while Indica Indian Bistro on the other hand Continental elegance with classic Indian fare.  Other than ethnic restaurants, the well-heeled among Indian men and women can also be found living it up at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Place with its upscale bars and cultural hotspots as well as Center City in Downtown Philadelphia with its fancy nightclubs and luxury high-rises.

Indian presence at universities

Every year thousands of students come from India for higher education at US universities, among which those in the state of Pennsylvania figure pretty high on the list of popularity. Carnegie Mellon University, The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh, are members of the Association of American Universities, an invitation only organization of leading research universities. The Pennsylvania State University is the Commonwealth's Land-grant university, Sea Grant College and, Space Grant College. The University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, is considered the first university in the United States and established the first medical school in the country. Almost all these institutes of higher learning have substantial numbers of Indian students with their own associations too. Carnegie Mellon University at Pittsburgh has OM - a  Spiritual Organization for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains, Lehigh University at Bethlehem has  India Club, University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh has ANKUR , University of Pennsylvania has Rangoli while Villanova University at Villanova  and WestChester University of Pennsylvania each has an Indo-American Student Organization. These student associations are a great way to meet both Indian students who have newly arrived in the US for studies as well as Indian Americans who have been here for more than one generation. Above all, these institutes of higher learning also attract the best academic minds from India which means they have fellows and researchers of Indian origin too.

Also go online and check out meet up groups which cater to Indian American singles in and around cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. While some of these may be organized around ethnic lines, most of the meet up groups are made of singles looking to network on the basis of cultural and professional interests which makes things more casual and comfortable for people of other races. You can join in these people for dinners, lunches, happy hours, trips, karaoke and have a blast as you make friends too.