Tour of Golconda fort

Day 10 of the program ended in Hyderabad. We had an open agenda, so some of us decided to travel with Professor Darwin to Hi-Tech city, the Silicon Valley of the East.

Our first stop was a visit to Paradigm Group’s offices. Professor Darwin shared about his upcoming class on Smart Cities. The executive team of the Paradigm Group, lead by the CEO Sridhar Gadhi spoke about the growth of innovation and the startup ecosystem in Hyderabad and Bangalore. Many of the ideas that lead to these developments came from Bill Gates’ visit to India—he was amazed at India’s potential as the next tech hub, and the future capital for technology.  Bill Gates also decided to open a Microsoft office in Hyderabad, which has helped the city’s technology projects and developments.

We later returned to Hyderabad for more tourist activities and shopping. We visited popular tourist attractions and bought traditional Indian attire for our return home.

 The India adventure has come to an end. Thank you to all who have made this trip possible and for making this course a memorable experience.