Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for enabling group based communication in a social networking space. In one embodiment, a method includes creating an online event associated with a context by a source group device of an originator of a source group and privately publishing the online event to publishers of target groups via the Internet so that the online event is privately distributed to one or more members of the target groups and one or more groups associated with the target groups. The method further includes tracking status of participation of the one or more members of the target groups, and the one or more associated groups in the online event using the source group device. Moreover, the method includes automatically sending reminders to one or more members who have not yet participated in the online event till a preset threshold limit is reached.