A rich mosaic of heritage and culture, Vizianagaram translates to mean the ‘City of Victory’. The history of this ancient kingdom is coloured with tales of many battles, subjugation and ...
Evoking pleasant memories and nostalgia, some stores and edifices in Vizag helped shaped the city’s character just because they dared to be different. Trendsetters back then, today they are part ...
Visakhapatnam has its fair piece of history to share. Spread around the city are many examples of the contributions Visakhapatnam has made to the nation’s safety and how it has ...
From being a village, Waltair flourished to become Visakhapatnam, the City of Destiny. Visakhapatnam aficionado John Castellas charts the city’s journey through photographs and historical information. Valteru, Walteero, Wattair and ...
We’ve come a long way with the changing times. From jhatkas to automatic cars, from audio-cassettes to online streaming music and limited entertainment options to becoming spoilt for choice. Here’s ...
While many old-timers share memories of what they and their parents had experienced during World War 2, John Castellas, whose family lived in Vizag at that time, researched the historic ...
Andhra University will celebrate its Founder’s day on the 26th of April in Vizag. Notably, the celebrations this year will mark the 94th Anniversary of the prestigious University. The occasion ...
When Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill claimed that in the Battle of Britain ‘never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so ...
John Castellas, who was recently in the city, maintains a photo collection which definitely speaks more than a thousand words. Capturing the rich history of Vizag, in both colour and ...
The All India Radio Vizag’s programmes are as compelling as their principles but still beckon its niche listeners. Alisha Roy speaks to Station Director K Satyanarayana Murthy who steers ‘Akash ...
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