Away from the cacophony of the city lies Bheemunipatnam aka Bheemili to the north of Visakhapatnam. Once flourished as the destination for sea trade, this town’s history dates back to
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It was the year 1860, a high school with a humble dream of transferring knowledge sprang up in a building known as Kasimkotavari Haveli. Situated to the south of G.N.
As times move forward, we see a lot of changes around us. Somewhere within the change, we seem to lose a few amazing artifacts. Such items, when found today, act
Vizag has a rich legacy of maritime commerce and has had trade relations with the Middle East and Rome, back in the day. The monumental lighthouses in the city, which
Lost Treasures of Vizag: Brass Toy Soldiers: In the mid-1800s, GL Narasinga Row Garu of Vizagapatam presented the Madras Museum with a set of Brass Toy Soldiers that he claimed
The crime of Patriotism at Vizagapatam Medical College: The Andhra Medical College records its history to the 1923 opening of the new buildings adjacent to the King George Hospital, but
Nestled amidst the Eastern Ghats, with beautiful golden sandy beaches on one side and the alluring lush green hills on the other, Vizag is deservingly called ‘The Jewel of the
On Sunday, as many as 67 heritage enthusiasts gathered at Bavikonda, a sacred Buddhist site in Vizag, to take part in the full moon meditation, organised by Heritage Narrator Jayshree
While the history of Vizag dates back to 260 BC, when Ashoka conquered the Kalinga Empire, the earliest substantial edifice still standing today is perhaps the 14th-century Simhachalam Temple. Since
Vizag has well-known sites for Buddhism as it was under the influence of the Buddhist Empire for quite a long duration. A piece of bone believed to belong to the
