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Design Your Pune

eChai Ventures and Ideas To Impacts Hub are hosting the Setpmber edition of Design Your Pune with folks building solutions for Pune on 16th September, Saturday from 4 pm to 6 pm.

eChai Ventures and Ideas To Impacts Hub are hosting the Setpmber edition of Design Your Pune with folks building solutions for Pune on 16th September, Saturday from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Saturday, 17 September 2022
4:00-6:00 PM IST
Ideas to Impacts Hub, Lane, 3, near VIJAY SALES - BANER, Pallod Farms, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra 411045.
Pune
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