Community

Community Groups

Design. Freelancing. Your city. Pick your room.

Community groups are smaller, focused WhatsApp groups inside Draupadi at Work, the Decoding Draupadi community for working women. They're organised by craft, by trade and by city, for women who'd rather talk to a few people who get their work than scroll a feed of thousands.

Design Circle, Freelancers, and city-wise chill groups are live now, with more forming as the community grows.

The groups

Design Circle is for the designers in the community. Freelancers is for women who work for themselves and want to talk shop with others who do. City groups are for women in the same city who want to meet offline.

Who they're for

Members of Draupadi at Work. The main community has 10,000+ women and moves fast. The smaller groups are for conversations that need fewer people: a design question, a pricing doubt, or someone in your city to grab coffee with.

The groups follow the same rules as the main community. They are women-only, every member has been vetted, and they are free.

How to join a group

Start by applying to Draupadi at Work through our form. The form asks which city you're based in, so we can connect you to the right local group. Once you're in the main community, tell us which other groups you'd like to join.

Meeting offline

The community meets in person too. Our first meetup was at Doolally in Mumbai in January 2024. In February 2026, 150 women came to our Galentine's party in Mumbai, and in March 2026 women in 15+ cities joined the Decoding 100 Gazes photo walk on the same Sunday morning. Read how the community grew.

Get involved

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