Numaish: The Exhibition

 

The “Numaish” or All India Industrial Exhibition will be celebrating its 73rd event this year. Started in 1938 with a small group of graduates from Osmania University, with 100 stalls, primary objective to sell the local products. Sri. Shankerji  (below) was the founder member of Osmania Graduates Association and Honorary Secretary of the first Exhibition Committee. He is remembered as the driving force that propelled the Exhibition Society over three decades.

The Numaish Masnuaat- e-Mulki meaning exhibition of local products started as the local bazaar of indigenous trade and crafts festival with entertainment like mini-train, the ferris wheel, and the rides. Food vendors include chaat , pani-puri, samosa and then no celebration is complete without sweets. The original venue was Public Gardens. The Numaish last for 46 days in an area of 23 acres in the heart of Hyderabad. The original name “Numaish” was changed to All India Industrial Exhibition. However, in 2009,  again the name was changed back to its original name Numaish.

Today, Numaish has come to be recognized as one of the biggest displays in the country for trade, commerce and industry, with participants from all over the country.

 

EXHIBITION SOCIETY IS HELPING COMMUNITY:

Entry charges for 2013 are just Rs. 20 per head from Rs 10 until last year.  The revenues from Numaish support the activities of the Exhibition Society, including the management of 20 educational and vocational training institutions that serve over 30,000 students of Hyderabad and the surrounding districts. It is estimated that in 2011 over 21 lakhs visitors attended the Numaish. Above: HE The Niza visiting the Numaish.