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#ThrowbackTuesday: How the Europeans took over the control of Vizag

#ThrowbackTuesday: How the Europeans took over the control of Vizag

Visakhapatnam is blessed with a natural port that made the city the prime centre of focus for trade and commerce.…

3 years ago

Meet the Appanas, the first few to prove that Vizag is the city of destiny

From paddy to salt, from Eluru to Vizagapatnam; one of the first few Vizagites to prove that Vizag is the…

4 years ago

How Waltair flourished to become Visakhapatnam, the City of Destiny

From being a village, Waltair flourished to become Visakhapatnam, the City of Destiny. Visakhapatnam aficionado John Castellas charts the city’s…

5 years ago

Vizag’s finest hour in the Battle of Britain

When Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill claimed that in the Battle of Britain ‘never in the field of human…

5 years ago

Royalty that enriched Vizag – The Deos of Jeypore, the lineage since 1440 A.D

Having made Vizagapatam their base, the Odiya royalty Deos contributed immensely to the fledgling city. Yo! Vizag delves into the…

7 years ago