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Free during launch · ID-verified · 18+ · 100% platonic
Never walk into a wedding, family function or office party alone again. Find a verified, platonic friend near you.
On SaathWala you choose from verified people, see their interests and the occasions they are free for, and message them directly.
SaathWala works anywhere in India: you can join and book from any Indian city. We have written local guides for 41 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, with more added every week. See all cities and states.
It is the easiest answer to "who are you bringing?". A verified friend joins you for the occasion you choose, behaves like a friend, and respects every boundary you set.
Companionship only. Not dating, not an escort service. Nothing physical is expected or allowed, meetings happen in public, and anyone who asks for more is banned.
Walk into the sangeet or reception with someone beside you.
North India's wedding season fills every weekend from November to February. A well-dressed, well-spoken friend at your side means fewer questions from relatives and more fun on the dance floor.
Company for a check-up, a report or a long waiting room.
The ordinary plans that are better with company.
Someone to explore India or take a day trip with.
Good conversation over chai, no pressure.
For outings, weekends and the days nobody else is free
Most people who search for a friend to rent are not looking for a date at all. They have moved for work, their college group is scattered across four cities, and the weekend arrives with nothing in it. A companion here is someone to go to the cinema with, walk a market with, or sit through a long coffee with, and then everyone goes home.
Someone who knows the place, so your first month is not spent entirely in your own room.
A proper meal out instead of a third night of food ordered to the room.
The show nobody else wanted to watch, without the seat beside you staying empty.
Plans that need two people to be worth doing at all.
SaathWala is new, and companions are joining now. Sign up free and you will see profiles as soon as they are verified. If you would like to be a companion here yourself, listing is free.
Nothing to join. SaathWala is free during launch: every verified profile, and 10 contact reveals every 30 days. No card, nothing to cancel.
Any fee for a companion's time is between you and them, agreed in advance. Never send an advance or deposit to someone you have not met; we never ask you to.
It means booking a verified friend as a platonic companion for a social occasion: a wedding, a family function, an office party or an outing. It is not dating and not an escort service.
Platonic companionship for social occasions is legal. Anything sexual is illegal and banned on SaathWala.
Joining is free during launch, with 10 free contact reveals every 30 days.
Anywhere in India. You can sign up and book from any Indian city, and we have written local pages for 41 of them, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata, plus a page for every state we cover. New cities are added as companions join.
Yes. ID checked by a person plus a live selfie, before any profile goes live.
Less than you expect, because the terms are clear on both sides. Shared interests are highlighted on every profile, so you can pick someone who already likes what you are planning to do.
Yes. Plenty of bookings are simply a long conversation somewhere quiet and public. If you would rather not meet anyone yet, the in-app chat and our AI companions are there too.
No. Nobody here is looking for a relationship, and profiles are not matched on attraction. You are booking company for a specific plan, and both sides know that from the first message.
Verified, platonic and private. Free while we launch.
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