[ad_1] Children playing at a playground created with discarded tyres under Project Play, the brainchild of young IAS officer Dhatri Reddy, who is the Assistant Collector (UT) of Anakapalli district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The sun beats down on Sabbavaram, a mandal in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh, about 22 kilometres from Visakhapatnam. Here, […]
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[ad_1] Tea being served in a kulhad (earthen cup) at the newly opened branch of Chai Sutta Bar at Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak In India, chai is more than just a beverage. It brims with nostalgia – of rainy evenings spent with family enjoying a sip, of bonds blossoming over […]
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[ad_1] Did you know Vizag has a silent reading community? | Video Credit: V Raju and KR Deepak The trend was kickstarted by two friends at Cubbon Park in Bengaluru, which turned into a worldwide silent reading movement. In less than six months, there were more than 30 chapters across various cities in India and […]
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[ad_1] Visakhapatnam girls Dontara Greeshma and Akula Sai Samhitha who will be representing India at the Asian Games in the free style artistic skating event to be held in China. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s a sunny morning at Dhelpur, a suburb in Mohali, where a team of skaters is practising under the watchful […]
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[ad_1] People reading books under the shade of trees at VMRDA Central Park as part of a quiet reading initiative called Vizag Reads in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak On a bright Sunday morning last week, a group of people armed with books and mats entered the pristine premises of VMRDA Central Park. Scattered […]
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[ad_1] Madhuri Palli, the first female runner from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to have completed the grueling Comrades Marathon in South Africa. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “The atmosphere during the run was electrifying with people of all age groups cheering us all along the route. The energy kept me going. I was running with […]
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[ad_1] A view of the orchidarium being planned by the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department in Visakhapatnam. The orchidarium is a part of the Eastern Ghats Biodiversity Centre that is coming up soon. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak A line up of beautiful orchids with delicate blooms from the forests of the Eastern Ghats will soon […]
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[ad_1] A shadow puppetry show on Ramayana being performed by Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas organised by GEMS, recently held in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju As the lights went off, the small white screen on stage came alive with floating forms of animals in their habitat, humans and scenes from daily life. Mumbai-based hand […]
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[ad_1] Cricket fans from North Andhra region have nothing to cheer as Visakhapatnam is unlikely to be the venue of any of the One Day International (ODI) cricket matches to be played in India as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, scheduled to be hosted by India during October – November this year. […]
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[ad_1] B-girl Shreya from Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When B-girl Shreya headspins, backflips and sways in swag, a circle of dancers cheer her along as they witness an incredible energy unfold in the room throbbing to the beats of hip-hop music. The 21-year-old from Visakhapatnam has been steadily making her way to the top […]
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