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History of IMA Hyderabad City Building

1941
The man behind the building

It is very largely due to the efforts of Dr. U. R. Pargoankar that the I.M.A. Building came into existence. From 1941, as Joint Secretary, Vice President and President of the Hyderabad State Branch of I.M.A., he had been indefatigable in his efforts to build up its strength and stability.
12 June 1952
The land is granted

Owing to the keen interest taken by Major General S. L. Bhatia, the then Inspector General, Medical & Health Services, and the Honorable Minister Sri. Phool Chand Gandhi, Govt. of Hyderabad very kindly granted the present site measuring 2565 sq yards on 99 years lease on a nominal rent by a deed dated 12th June 1952.
August 1952
The ground floor rises

The construction of the ground floor was taken on hand in the month of August 1952 and was completed within a year at the cost of nearly Rs. 65,000/-.
27 December 1953
The doors open

Dr. S. G. Sen, the President of the 30th All-India Medical Conference held at Hyderabad, declared the building open on 27th December, 1953 in the presence of a thousand delegates from all over India.
In his memory
The Pargoankar Hall

To enshrine the memory of Dr. Pargoankar, the spacious hall in the ground floor of the building is named after him.