an intimate and homely setting feels completely different from playing on a stage says mandhir sikander 23 a vocalist with the band 1111a live music performance at a house party organised by an online platform a live music performance at a house party organised by an online platformbut is partying with strangers safeonline communities of over ten thousand people across delhincr have become regulars at hosting and attending house parties with complete strangers while some people advertise these parties by putting up public posts on facebook some mobile apps and online platforms also facilitate such parties those doing it through facebook do not allow stag entries whenever anyone posts about a house party on facebook the general condition that everyone follows is that stags wont be allowed only girls or couples with a nominal charge per head are welcome it may not be completely safe but i have never had any major issue says mansi khandelwal 25 who often hosts house parties for strangers at her flat in east of kailasha number of online platforms that facilitate parties with strangers do prioritise safety we have a strong verification process which involves running background checks on each persons profile the addresses are never disclosed on a public platform and are only given to those who register for the parties says kapil sharma founder unite strangers the online platforms also allow the hosts to either accept or decline requests by any guest once we run the background verifications the host is told about the guests and it is up to them to either accept or decline the requests the party address is shared with the guests only when the host accepts their request says suyash sinha founder myscoot an online platform that organises meetups with strangersapart from verifications a community leader or volunteer also attends the parties in order to keep an eye on things this leader is responsible for coordinating between the host and the guests as well as making sure that each person gets home safe says nidhi foreperson at motojojo another online platform that organises meetups with strangers watch partying with strangers delhincr says why not