In this issue

The best years of one’s life are unmistakably the college years, and revelling in those is this month’s cover story. Walk through the corridors of some of the cities prestigious colleges as the students talk about life within the walls. Read how Dr. Vijaya Kumar shaped a dream into the Vijay Nirman group and how Sri Pilla Rama Rao founded the BVK college. As the month grows cooler, give yourself a digital detox, walk through the newly opened Central Park, and don’t forget to check out the new places in town. All that and much more this month!

Building BRICS for Urbanising India!

Vizag hosted the prestigious BRICS summit themed, ‘Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions for urbanisation’. Yo! Vizag brings you a gist of the event.

1 min

Underage Drinking

In the past, alcohol was something that only the ‘grown ups’ talked about. You would connect it to Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Satte Pe Satta’ or to a James Bond film.

3 mins

Rising to the Challenge

For all that he has achieved, Dr. Vijaya Kumar is an unassuming personality. Seated in an office where one wall is fully lined with books and another adorns his favourite autographed poster of Grand Slam title winner Chris Evert, one can instantly understand him a little better. A true academician, who is crystal clear about his choices and a leader who believes in empowering others; Yo! interacts with him.

5 mins

A Hundred Year Legacy

In addition to being an educationist of the highest order, Sri Pilla Rama Rao is known as a passionate freedom fighter, an energetic social worker, an eminent speaker, a paramount institution builder, and to top it all, a quintessential Vizagite. The Yo! Vizag feature writer G V Ramesh interacts with the renowned teacher.

4 mins

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Yo Vizag Magazine Description:

YO! Vizag, started in 2008, is a well received and appreciated magazine from and about the city of Vizag, with a readership of more than 50,000. YO! Vizag has gained widespread appreciation for highlighting the hitherto unknown aspects and people of the city. Outlook magazine in its February 2011 edition, listed YO! Vizag as the first city magazine of Visakhapatnam, on whose pages the richest and most prominent people of the city hope to get featured.