Hyderabad Stories published this report on 11 October 2026 as part of a review of February 2026. It was drafted with AI assistance from the reports listed at the end, each read in full; quotations are as those reports printed them. Photo above — The main entrance to Numaish at the Nampally exhibition grounds.
The 85th All India Industrial Exhibition — Numaish to everyone in Hyderabad — drew its curtains on Sunday, 15 February 2026, after 45 days at the Nampally exhibition grounds.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu opened it on 1 January. The Exhibition Society selected 1,250 vendors, with stalls from Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and across the country, and the fair was expected to draw nearly 20 lakh people. Entry was Rs 50, and on the last day the gates were open from 11 am to 11 pm, with crockery and footwear stalls offering discounts of up to half off.
Older than the state
Numaish began in 1938 at the Public Gardens as Numaish Masnuaat-e-Mulki, inaugurated by the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. The idea came from the Economic Committee of the Osmania Graduates Association, and Sir Akbar Hydari approved it with initial capital of Rs 2.50. The first edition had 50 stalls and lasted ten days. It moved to Nampally in 1946.
Sources
- Numaish opens in Hyderabad, over 1,000 vendors set up stalls — Siasat, 1 January 2026
- Hyderabad's Numaish to end today: your last-day guide — Siasat, 15 February 2026
