Guntur

400-year-old water tank in Andhra’s famous Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple being revived400-year-old water tank in Andhra’s famous Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple being revived

400-year-old water tank in Andhra’s famous Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple being revived

Keeping in mind the religious, historical and heritage significance of Kalyana Pushkarini – a water tank spread over one acre…

2 years ago
Passion for books leads to library of 2 lakh books in Andhra Pradesh’s GunturPassion for books leads to library of 2 lakh books in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur

Passion for books leads to library of 2 lakh books in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur

Lanka Suryanarayana’s love for reading has helped to establish Guntur’s well-known Annamayya Library which boasts of a collection of 2…

2 years ago
School dropout pens book on Andhra Pradesh’s 500 vanished villagesSchool dropout pens book on Andhra Pradesh’s 500 vanished villages

School dropout pens book on Andhra Pradesh’s 500 vanished villages

A childhood curiosity which became a passion later in life has led Manimela Shivashankar, a 42-year-old daily wager in Andhra…

2 years ago
75-year-old man from Guntur revises Telugu-English dictionary to help students75-year-old man from Guntur revises Telugu-English dictionary to help students

75-year-old man from Guntur revises Telugu-English dictionary to help students

Following the belief that age is just a number, 75-year-old Sambasiva Rao from Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district has proved it.…

2 years ago
Chennai NGO gives new life to poor kidsChennai NGO gives new life to poor kids

Chennai NGO gives new life to poor kids

There is a need to bring socially and economically marginalised children into the mainstream, and that is what a non-governmental…

2 years ago
Guntur’s historical Gandhi Park undergoes a makeoverGuntur’s historical Gandhi Park undergoes a makeover

Guntur’s historical Gandhi Park undergoes a makeover

One of the most sought after places by local residents and visitors in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, is the historical Gandhi…

2 years ago
Andhra Pradesh’s Mangalagiri eco-park turns tourist hotspotAndhra Pradesh’s Mangalagiri eco-park turns tourist hotspot

Andhra Pradesh’s Mangalagiri eco-park turns tourist hotspot

With the development of the Mangalagiri hill eco-park in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district gathering pace, the flow of visitors from…

2 years ago