Chandana Mohan Rao, visionary entrepreneur and founder of CMR Shopping Mall, passed away on Monday. Known for introducing shopping malls and hallmark gold ornaments in Telugu States, his retail ventures and philanthropy impacted thousands, leaving a lasting legacy

Hyderabad: Chandana Mohan Rao, who is credited with introducing the concept of shopping mall for the first time in the Telugu States, passed away on Monday.

Born in 1943 in Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari District, Chandana Mohan Rao started as a small employee, and interested in the business sector since childhood, started his first wholesale textile business in 1972. In 1976, he started Ramachandra Cloth Showroom and later started another business in Rajamahendravaram under the name Chandana Kanchi Sarees.

He was the first

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