Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Hyderabad’s famous Numaish had a humble beginning

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 All big things have small beginnings. It is no different with Numaish, the most popular consumer fair of Hyderabad. As its 82nd edition is all set to be inaugurated on Sunday evening, it is interesting to know how humble were its beginning. Today it boasts of over 2000 stalls and an all-India...

Monday, January 2, 2023

Know Your Nation: Prof. Masood completes 100-lecture series

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 Who doesn’t chat up with utter strangers during journeys? Everyone does and the talk usually runs around inane things which lead to nowhere. Imagine such casual conversation resulting in something big – even constructive.It happened with Prof. Masood Ahmed of Hyderabad. Once he was travelling...

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