India is unique motley of various foods, festivals and languages. When anyone nourished in such a wonderful land has to leave it suddenly, he/she is sure to feel the creation of a huge void in his life; a huge social void. Imagine living without all the Indian food, without any of the Indian festivals (except Christmas), without other Indians with whom you could talk at least in our National language (if not your mother tongue). It is not that Maitri gives all of these, but it helps you adjust. It can be called an Indian students' ambassador in NC State. To put it formally, Maitri is the Indian Graduate Student Association at North Carolina State University.