Tag: vizagapatam

Maps fascinate most people, and what started this Vizag mapping quest was the enthusiastic Vizag Heritage Narrator, Jayshree Hatangadi, who recounted how the most recent map of Vizag fell into ...

According to Elliot Erwitt, an American photographer, "Photography is not what you see but how you see things.' True to it, a number of photographers have created a niche by ...

Though exploring the natural beauties and wonders is an exciting thought, the experience of going through the lanes of an old city and learning about the past has a different ...

Despite being a very small city in terms of area, Vizag has a surprising number of historical stories to it. While some of them are heard frequently, a few remain ...

Vizag has an endless list of interesting stories to its name. Be it about the historical monuments, important events in the pre-independence era, or prominent people from the city, these ...

The city of Visakhapatnam is home to number of historical educational institutions. For ages, these establishments have been a part of the city's rich heritage and culture. One such age-old ...

Visakhapatnam, dearly called Vizag by its denizens, has a long list of monuments, age-old sites, and vintage architectural structures etched in its history. Despite being proud symbols of the past ...

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 ...

The city of Vizag has a rich history. The early painters centuries ago were instantly smitten by the Vizag landscape when they first felt the wet beach sand in their ...

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 ...