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Shifting business hub
The city's business district has moved from Old Town to Jagadamba Junction to Dabagardens---and now to Dwarakanagar Main Road. Being the main artery with access to RTC complex and railway station, it is so congested that vehicular parking has become a problem.
Lifestyle
Trendy wears to herald monsoon
Strangely, Vizag has a more fashionable crop of women who are in the thirties. These fashion buffs keep up with the Joneses in other parts of the country and the summer holidays saw some of them dashing out to their mothers' places in bigger metros. Good for Vizagites because they are back with suitcases full of goodies and new styles. "Subtle yet sumptuous," seems to be their punchline.
Personality
Forerunner of social reform
A forerunner to Mahatma Gandhi in leading a crusade against the social evil of "untouchability" through his writings, Gurazjda Appa Rao was a poet, writer, dramatist, social reformer and above all a great humanist. "There are only two castes in ...
Shopping
Vizagites plugged to planet
"We have not set this shop for people to buy a few music cassettes and CDs only, we intend that they come here with families to spend some time listening to their favourites," say Music Kafe people.

Portable picnic kits
WANNA HAVE a great holiday on the beach or in the wild? Carry your beds, chairs and swimming tubs. Sounds unbelievable? But it is true. "Meetho Marketing" is giving this great opportunity to Vizagites. You need not have a van to take beds, chairs ...
Events
`Nature is the best teacher'
Can you ever think of a man who prefers to walk long distances, when he can afford the comfort of a car?. In this hi-tech age it will be difficult to find one. Machavarapu Adinarayana, a teacher in the Fine Arts Department of Andhra University, ...
A `Masti' evening of multi-cultural milieu
The Mast-2002 evening organised by the Tamil Kalai Mandram has proved that music transcends all barriers of language.
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