What is the difference between vizag and visakhapatnam
We pass by structures surrounded by buildings as we rush about our work, scarcely throwing a glance at those forgotten spots that have played a significant part in Vizag's past. Tourist brochures convey a simplistic view of Vizag's history describing it as a "sleepy fishing village" that over time transformed into today's bustling city.
Somehow, we visualise a bunch of fisher folk sleeping all day. In fact Vizag has been an important town for many centuries and has witnessed the ebb and tide of rulers, armies, cultures and outstanding men of vision - who slept very little. What's in a name? Ports towns typically have the suffix "patnam". Our city has been known by different names in recorded history ending with patnam. It is said that some centuries ago, a king travelling from the south along the coast to Varanasi stopped at a site south of what is now Lawson's Bay.
He was taken in by the beauty of the place and perhaps the great toddy from the millions of palmyra plants. As it was before the CRZ came into force, he ordered a small temple built at the shore and named it "Vaisakha".
The sea swept away this structure a long time ago but the name persisted for a while and then changed to Vizagapatam, then to Vishakhapatnam and now it is commonly known in its abbreviated form of "Vizag". Many know this story but there are two other stories of Vizag's name. Kulotungapatnam Some time prior to , a Chola king named Kulotunga I felt the urge, like many rulers do occasionally, to expand his empire.
He set out with his army up the coast, all the way from Tanjore now Tanjavur and took control of our neck of the woods.
He was fond of his own name and promptly named the area Kulotungapatnam. Well he eventually was sent packing by the Chalukyas and thankfully the odd name of Kulotungapatnam disappeared. Ishakapatnam There is another twist to the name. Near the port channel atop a hill in Kota Veedhi is an ancient Dargah which is said to have been constructed prior to It is possible that our town was originally known by the name of this Saint as "Ishakapatnam" which, over time changed to "Vizagapatam".
Our history books tell us that the first Indian Sepoys Mutiny or Rebellion took place in Meerut in Re-write that because Vizag has the distinction of an earlier rebellion on 3rd October , seventy seven years before the other one.
Here is the story. To meet the invasion of the Carnatic by Hyder Ali of Mysore, the British asked for four companies of sepoys to be sent from Vizag to Madras in the ship "Sartine Frigue" anchored off Vizag at that time. The sepoys refused to go ostensibly saying that it was a matter of sentiment that they should not travel by sea but perhaps really because they admired Hyder Ali and some wanted to join him. When ordered to board the vessel and set sail for Madras, they mutinied and killed a number of British officers.
The military sent a party after the mutineers and they were caught at Kasimkota as they were making their way south and some were killed and many captured. End of Rebellion, but we can be sure that this would make a terrific movie. I suspect that the lead role will be that of Subahdar Shiek Mohmud, the instigator and leader of the mutiny; any takers for that role?
Waltair was cool! We are all familiar with Waltair; we call it "Waltair Upland". The British first made their way to Waltair in A gazetteer of refers to it as the "northern extremity of the municipality" and describes it as a "clean, bright, well-built line of houses wearing a prosperous air".
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