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16/12/2018

In a first recognition for an English writer, Amitav Ghosh has been announced as 2018's Jnanpith Award winner for "outstanding contribution towards literature". The 1956, Kolkata-born author was described as a "path-breaking novelist" by Bharatiya Jnanpith. The awarding body said that Ghosh, in his....

22/10/2018

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09/06/2018

The Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest located near Visakhapatnam. It is under the control of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department since March 10, 1970. Earlier the land was under the control of Maharajah of Vizianagaram. It was named after the local hillock Kambalakonda. It is a dry evergreen forest mixed with scrub and meadows and covers an area of 70.70 square kilometers.

05/06/2018

Kakinada Kaja or Madatha Kaja, a traditional sweet made in Andhra Pradesh.
Kajalu (kaja = singular, kajalu = plural) is a layered nuggets made of maida that are then deep fried and dunked in sugar syrup. The result is a dessert which is crisp yet succulent dessert of which you cannot just have one! The layers are the result of folds and also the reason why this dessert gets its name; madatha means a fold in Telugu. (We make another version of kaja called gottam kaja). The alternate name comes from the city of Kakinada, which is famous for this sweet.

05/06/2018

Bamboo chicken is a chicken curry prepared by stuffing the bamboo shoot with the chicken and then cooked on charcoal. Bamboo chicken is an oil free and nutritionally rich dish.Bamboo chicken is a traditional tribal cuisine of Araku Valley, a hill station in the Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

05/06/2018

Athirappilly Falls, is situated in Athirappilly Panchayat, Chalakudy Taluk, Thrissur District of Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats at the entrance to the Sholayar ranges.It is the largest waterfall in Kerala, which stands tall at 80 feet. Just a short drive from Athirapally to the Vazhachal falls, which is close to dense green forests that are home to many endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna.

05/06/2018

Sandhan valley, "The Great Canyon" in the Sahyadri ranges which is combination of a canyon and a valley. Located in the Ahmednagar district, India, near the famous fort Ratangad. Sandhan valley is undoubtedly The Valley of Shadows.

05/06/2018

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05/06/2018

World Environment Day..

04/06/2018

Kothapalli Waterfalls... Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh.