Vizag, once known as Vizagapatam, has a long history and innumerable untold stories to its name. One such story is how Vizag almost turned into Province de Bonaparte. Imagine the
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Visakhapatnam is just more than beaches, hills, and well-developed areas. Each and every street of this beautiful city is inked with its own history, One such area in Vizag is
A well-known locality with several modern-day establishments, The CBM Compound has lost its past glory. The history of this locality may not be known to most. Vijjeswarapu Edward Paul reminisces
India’s East Coast has had an enduring connection to the ocean, dating back to the 3rd Millennium BC. Maritime traffic, from this region, has spread Hinduism as far away as
Over the centuries, there have been many good ships that were named after the city of Visakhapatnam. The Indian Navy’s new pride and joy, the INS Visakhapatnam, honours that rich
The North Indian Ocean is the hotbed of favorable conditions for the formation of tropical cyclones, with water temperatures of above 27 degrees centigrade, presence of Coriolis forces due to
The first ever sepoy mutiny that took place in the whole of British India (which includes present Pakistan and Bangladesh) was in Visakhapatnam. This fact is little known in the
There was no uniform regulation of lighthouses in British India until the passing of the Lighthouse Act of 1927. Before 1947, there were only 17 lighthouses in India and their
Nestled in a valley of the Yarada Konda range across the entrance to Vizag’s harbour, a picturesque garden was nurtured by its owner – Maharajah Sir Goday Narayan Gajapathi Rao
