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8 unique things about the holy Simhachalam you must know about

8 unique things about the holy Simhachalam you must know about

About 16 km from Vizag lies a densely wooded hill known as Simhachalam. The top of this hill is home…

3 years ago

Trip through time: A look back at Vizag’s first air service

The Madras Air Taxi Service commenced the first commercial air service to Vizag with the inaugural flight between Madras and…

3 years ago

The story behind Vizag’s oldest Catholic Church

The location could well be the heart of historic Vizag, because, just off the Main Road in old Vizag, the…

3 years ago

Down Memory Lane: 6 heritage monuments of Vizag’s coastal town, Bheemili

Away from the cacophony of the city lies Bheemunipatnam aka Bheemili to the north of Visakhapatnam. Once flourished as the…

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5 interesting facts about Vizag’s Mrs. AVN College that you probably did not know

It was the year 1860, a high school with a humble dream of transferring knowledge sprang up in a building…

3 years ago

Antiquarian, Numismatist, and Philatelist: Meet the 20-year-old history enthusiast from Vizag

As times move forward, we see a lot of changes around us. Somewhere within the change, we seem to lose…

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Lighthouses in Vizag: Remnants of the city’s maritime history

Vizag has a rich legacy of maritime commerce and has had trade relations with the Middle East and Rome, back…

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Lost Treasures of Vizag: Brass Toy Soldiers

Lost Treasures of Vizag: Brass Toy Soldiers: In the mid-1800s, GL Narasinga Row Garu of Vizagapatam presented the Madras Museum…

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The crime of patriotism at Vizagapatam Medical College

The crime of Patriotism at Vizagapatam Medical College: The Andhra Medical College records its history to the 1923 opening of…

3 years ago

All you need to know about the APTDC tour packages from Vizag

Nestled amidst the Eastern Ghats, with beautiful golden sandy beaches on one side and the alluring lush green hills on…

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