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The picnic season is here
After the razzle-dazzle of the Deepavali festival, followed by a visit to Siva temples on Nagula Chaviti, comes the Karthika Masam - the season of week-end picnics. The renowned scholar and former principal of Mrs.A.V.N. College, Diwakarla ...
Personality
A man of many voices
It was the winter of 1971, when eight-year-old Harikishen found his true self. He was chosen to deliver the historic speech of Swami Vivekananda at the Chicago Parliament of Religions and the philosophical undertones were just not coming across ...


Women's lib - he was a century ahead
The social system in India in the 19th century was deplorable to say the least. Women were treated as second-rate citizens who had no right to education and freedom. Social evils like child marriage, sati and untouchability were prevalent in ...
Eating Out
Calling at the Mediterranean
Ask any globetrotter which region has the best climate all through the year? And pat shall come the reply, Mediterranean. Seafarers also look forward to sail through this region, for its warm and hospitable people, delectable cuisines, fresh ...
European menu - a tribute to the tongue
Gourmets of this city have now a rare opportunity to taste a variety of Continental delicacies and enjoy their flavour and aroma - courtesy Taj Residency, which has launched its European Food Festival at its Harbour View restaurant. The fiesta is ...
Events
Mega beach bash at Yarada
It was a happening day for Vizag. The city decked up to usher in the ''first theme park in South India'' as the gaze of the well established Agrigold Group was cast on the lush 112 acres of the erstwhile Brookefield resorts at Yerada facing the ...
Staff day celebrated
The seventh staff day celebration of Green Park hotel was held at their premises recently. The celebration was marked by multi-lingual songs and music, stage shows, skits, plays and fashion show, all done by the hotel staff members. A.Madhavi ...
Remembering the eminent
Last fortnight, Visakhapatnam witnessed a series of functions organised paying tributes to eminent persons who were paragons of dedicated service to society, its welfare and reformation. First it was the 102nd jayanti celebration of the late ...
Mental disability is no stigma
The mentally challenged are looked down upon in society and the mere discussion of the subject is a taboo in social circles. In the past, most families with such patients avoided discussing their problem but now more and more people are ...
Educative exhibition
A two-day educational exhibition called as `Kala Vijnan Samakriti' was organised by D.A.V. Public School, Butchirajupalem recently. The exhibits displayed covered history, geography, sports and other subjects and were created by the students. ...
New light on Annamayya
Annamaya was not only a guru of Emperor Saluva Narasimha Raya of Vijayanagar but also his childhood friend. It is unfortunate that the great singer is being portrayed as a jumping jack, wearing shorts in illustrations writes Abburi Gopalakrishna ...
Children's Day at Daspalla
On the occasion of children's day Hotel Daspalla organised various competitions to encourage and bring out the latent talents in the children. Fancy dress, painting, one-minute-show, singing and rhymes, mono action and dance formed the main ...
Book fair held
A book fair was organised by the Regional Library, Dwarakanagar as part of the on-going Library Week celebrations. Inaugurating the fair, Head of the AU Department of Library Science, R.S.R. Varalakshmi, briefed about the importance of public ...
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