June 18th, 201710A chanced trip to Visakhapatnam for organising the first-of-its-kind World Wind Festival was what brought flute legend Naveen Kumar back into the city he was born in. As he effortlessly renders out one tune after another, jumping between the time zones of Swatimutyam to Bombay and Dangal, the awe-inspired Yo! Vizag team interacts.The...
June 5th, 201712274When a man from China charted his story in the City of Destiny, Rehin & Sons was born.It all started when Jao Tang Chang came from China to India in the early 1940s to join the shoemaking trade that his family members were already part of. After working with them in erstwhile Calcutta, he soon started his own store there. The...
June 1st, 20171265Ronaki Gopala Krishna (29) of Srikakulam district, who works as a secondary grade teacher at the Regulapadu MPP school in Palasa (Srikakulam district) secured all-India third rank in the Civil Service examination, 2016, as conducted by the Union Public Service Examination. He attempted the examination in Telugu language and the results...
May 31st, 20171130Dasari Narayana Rao was born in Palakollu and is a well know Film Director, Film Producer, Dialogue writer & Lyricist. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and few Hindi films. He was well acclaimed for directing more than 151 films and having produced over 53 films, for which he even holds a Limca World Record. He has acted...
May 29th, 20171118One of the oldest universities in India is facing a shortage of faculty. Many departments in Andhra University are being run with only one faculty member. The faculty member being supported only by a guest lecturer is affecting the teaching, research and other aspects of the university.The last recruitment of faculty at the...
May 28th, 20171356Call it desperation, superstition, or genuine faith, a talisman is a symbol of hope. These are popular with almost all religions; a point that was proven when we interacted with the talisman peddler at the VIP road junction.The English word for talismans comes from the Greek word telesma, meaning sacred object or initiation into...
May 26th, 20170490The famous proverb “Every two miles the water changes, every four miles the speech” is the best way to describe our country. India is a country so diverse, proved by the number of languages spoken by us. People are most comfortable when they communicate in their mother tongue. This is the reason that Visakhapatnam Airport will soon...
May 24th, 20172136Summer is a busy time for most South Indian households, because that’s when the pickling season begins. The ritual begins with choosing sour mangoes, cleaning and chopping them for making a wide variety of pickles. A tradition that passes down generations, the process of pickling changes from one household to another, with some also...
May 3rd, 2017115Six persons were arrested in Visakhapatnam yesterday for selling bootlegged CDs. In flash raids conducted across the city, these six were caught holding 189 pirated CDs, with 100 of them being of Baahubali – The Conclusion. Amongst the seized items were also a CD writer and pen drives.Based on a tip-off, the Combined Task Force’s...
April 21st, 201722Tribals are one of the few human species that live closest to nature. They rely on resources provided by forests and make a living out of it. Visakhapatnam in particular has the highest number of tribals that make up 14.4% of Andhra Pradesh's population. These people have long since migrated from Odisha to agency areas in...
