Where to savour Independence Day feasts in Visakhapatnam

While much of India’s freedom struggle is told through events in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, Visakhapatnam had its own powerful, if quieter, moments of resistance. From salt-laden hands held high at the beach to fiery speeches in the Town Hall, these landmarks narrate the city’s fight for swaraj.

In the 1940s, Visakhapatnam was a relatively small coastal town with fewer organised public events when compared to major urban centres of the Independence Movement. Yet the spaces and stories that have survived from that period reveal a city fully engaged in the struggle, albeit in its own manner.

Thousands of people participating in the flag rally at the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak