Wahoowa. Now Go Find Your Person.

Charlottesville is a college town through and through, and UVA’s South Asian community is the backbone of the desi presence here. Grad students in engineering, business, and medicine. Postdocs and researchers who came for a year and stayed for five. The Indian Student Association runs events, but the social calendar for singles specifically is a short list that ends before it starts.

Garam Masala Dating is the #1 live South Asian dating show and singles mixer that runs weekly in New York City. Real blind dates on stage, a real audience, a real mixer. It’s the social event that fills the gap between “we hung out at someone’s apartment” and “I guess I’ll try the apps again.”

The beautiful thing about Charlottesville is that it’s small enough that when something good happens, word spreads instantly. The Lawn, the Corner, the Downtown Mall. Everyone ends up in the same places. A show like this would pull from the university, the medical center, and the broader community all at once.

We’re considering Charlottesville for a future tour date. The captive audience of UVA’s desi community, combined with people willing to drive from Richmond or even DC, makes it viable. Get on the waitlist or apply to be a contestant. Wahoowa, now go find your person.