The August Fest Returns To Hyderabad
The event is touted to be India's largest celebration of startups, creators, dreamers, innovators and disruptors.
Hyderabad | 9th August 2025
After a hiatus of seven years, the August Fest - touted to be India's largest celebration of startups, creators, dreamers, innovators and disruptors - today made a grand comeback at HITEX, Hyderabad.
Originally focused on just entrepreneurship, the festival has now shifted its spotlight to technology, aligning with India's aspiration to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047.
The festival was inaugurated by Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister and CEO of Industry & Investment Cell in the CMO, alongside J A Chowdary, Founding Director of Software Technology Parks of India; Ramana Gogula, music composer and entrepreneur; and Kiran Maverick, Founder of The August Fest.
Speaking at the event, Ranjan spoke of the importance of big ideas and technological disruption in helping India and Telangana achieve their long-term economic goals. He also spoke about Telangana's Rising 2047 Vision Policy, which aimed to raise the State's GDP to $1 trillion by 2035 and $3 trillion by 2047, increasing its share of the national GDP from 5% to 10%.
The event also witnessed the launch of the Telangana Culinary and Experiential Tourism Accelerator by TGIC, with representatives Meraj Faheem (CEO, TGIC) and Sohel Khan (Lead - Innovations, TGIC) joining the dignitaries.
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