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Paul Chowk:
This area was named after Mr.Bipin Chandra Paul who came to Rajahmundry in
April 1907 during the Vandemataram movement. The present Kotipalli Bus Stand
was his stage of speeches then. He gave speeches for 5 days continuously at
this place. The area covering the petrol bunk, Jetty Towers, Bus stand and the
three parks comes under Paul Chowk. Back
Seshaiah Metta (Metta - An elevated area):
The area behind the District court is known as Seshaiahmetta. It is said that
Rajahmundry was on Panchagiris(Five hills) and one of them was Sesha Giri(A
hill named Sesha) and the place was named after it.
But the story according to the historians is quite different. According to them
the name of this place took it's transformation from "Sher Sahib Metta" to
"Seshaiah metta". Sher Sahib was one of the ruler of Rajahmundry during the
Muhammadan rule and the present old-Post Office building was his residence.
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Subrahmanya Maidanam (Maidanam - Ground):
Subramanya maidanam was known as Police Parade Grounds till 1947 15th August.
On the independence day Col. D S Raju named it as Subrahmanya maidanam after
the name of Dr.Brahmajosyula Subrahmanyam , who was a freedom fighter from
Rajahmundry.Back
Merakaveedhi telagalu:
In 1565, the Vijayanagara empire came to an end. Many people(most of them being
soldiers of the defeated Vijayanagara army) shifted from Chandragiri to this
area (near the present Townhall) and settled there. These people belong to
Telaga caste. Some of the Surnames/First names of these families are
Surabathula, Kandaala, Potula, Kattula, Muttangi, Yarra, Narra, Neelam,
Kanchumarthi, Nadipalli, Bayapunida. Most of the people from these families had
served as Senapathi’s (Captains) in Vijayanagara army. Even now also we can
find some armors and some other weapons with some of these families. The deity
of these families is Sri Venugopala swami and the procession of the diety used
to go through this street. All these people are Vaishnavas.Back
Nagula Cheruvu (Cheruvu - pond):
The present Municipal stadium was Nagula Cheruvu. Nearly more than a century
ago a man called Nagulu got this pond dug for the use of general public.
Mr.Potula Veerabhadrarao who was an athlete became Municipal chairman in the
year 1955. In 1956, he got the Stadium constructed. The stadium was inaugurated
by the central minister Mr. Surjit Singh Majigya for a Football Tourney. The
market here is named after the same pond as Nagula Cheruvu Bazaar.Back
Sraddanand Ghat (Ghat - a place on the
bank of a river used for bathing):
Sraddanand Ghat was formed in the year 1920 near the Old Samacharam office.
This ghat was named after Saint Sraddananda, the head of Aryasamaj-Delhi. He
lost his breath in the freedom movement. There was a bust size statue of
Mr.Bose. People used to believe that Rajahmundry will get floods if the statue
sinks in the river water upto its top. This statue was removed during the
Godavari Pushkarams in 1991. (Pushkaram - The festival celebrated once in
12years for the rivers in India.) Many people including Acharya Kripalani,
Mr.Prakasam, Mr.Tenneti Viswanadham, Mr.Kalavenkatrao etc. used to address the
public here. Footsteps were the gallery for the people who used to listen to
them.Back
Kambham Choultry and Kambal Tank:
This is the only choultry in the country where death ceremonies only take
place. It was constructed by Mr.Kambham Narasingarao Pantulu between 1845-1850
with his own resources. Kambala tank(Kambhala cheruvu - Kambham vari cheruvu)
was also the dug during this time. The soil that came after digging this pond
was used for making bricks to construct the choultry. Even in Varanasi(Kasi)
also we can't find a separate choultry that undertakes the death ceremonies.
People come different parts of the country to conduct ceremonies to this
choultry. This choultry is in ruins now.
The water from different villages and other places join this pond. We can find
water in this pond in all the seasons. The Government thought of constructing a
Stadium in this place. But the public opposed the government and now it is
converted into boating club & amusement park.Back
Rangreeju pet:
Some people from Rajasthan and Maharashtra came to Rajahmundry in 1870 and
settled near Fortgate. They used to paint colors to clothes and pots etc. They
belong to Bondhili religion. Ratnam pen works which is famous all over India
has its head office in this area.Back
The temple of Lord Markandeya:
This temple is on the Godavari bund. The actual place of this temple was a
ruined Mosque near Chanda Satram(Satram - Choultry). After examining this
old-ruined mosque the archeological experts confirmed it to be a Shiva temple.
This temple was constructed by a rich person Mr. Gundu Sobhanadriswara Rao in
the year 1818. The street in which he lived is named as Gundu vari Street. The
main entrance of this temple was in this street. But now this gate is being
used as secondary. The present Vysya hostel was the residence of Mr.Gundu
Sobhanadriswara Rao.Back
Ramdasu peta:
This area was named after Mr.Yedla Ramadasu, a singer. He used to propagate
vedanta, non-violence, truth etc. among the public with his folk songs. It is
on the way to Korukonda Road, between Sanitarium and Quarry colony. He died in
1917. We can find his tomb here. He used to work in the Sanitarium TAB center.
The TB patients used to stay in this area.Back
AryaPuram :
The sub collector Mr.Lister divided the government land into 130 plots with 3
streets in 1895. Nearly 90% of priests got the places for minimum prices. This
area was named after him as Lister Pet. Later it was renamed as Aryapuram as
maximum residents of this area are Brahmins. This area was annexed into
Municipality in 1890. The school in this area was also named after the sub
collector as Listerpet Municipal highschool. It was also renamed after some
period as Sri Nannayya Municipal Highschool. The "Aryapuram Library" was
established in 1910 in Dr.A.B.NageswaraRao Street. In later days the name was
changed to "Sri Rama Bala Bhakta Pustak Bhandagaram" and shifted to
Vankayalavari street. The temple of Lord Sri Satyanarayana was built in 1935.
These days also the majority of residents in Aryapuram are Brahmins.Back
VeerabhadraPuram:
In 1910 Mr.Duvvuri Veerabhadra Rao divided his 100 Acres land into plots and
sold them to Brahmins at very low prices and gave lands for free of cost to
Washermen, ViswaBramins and others. It is in the mid of Kambala tank,
Subashnagar, Lalithanagar. Till 1930 the residents of this area refused to
annex this area into Rajahmundry Municipality. He also gave a very big
landscape near Kambalatank to Sri RamaKrishna Mission and Math for free of
cost. The authorities of this Mission sold this area. The place in which the
present Income tax Office(AAYAKAR BHAVAN) was built was also the part of the
same Sri RamaKrishna Math. The present place where RamaKrishna Math is situated
was also given by Mr.Duvvuri RamaKrishnarao.Back
Sri Gowtami Grandhalayam(Grandhalayam means
Library) :
The Gowtami Grandhalayam is a combination of Vasuraya Grandhalayam(established
by Vasudeva Subbarayadu) and Ratnakavi Grandhalayam(established by Kokkonda
Venkatratnam). Later many small libraries came and merged into this big
Library. It was named in 1898 and was registered in 1920.Back
Innispet :
This colony was formed due to the efforts of the then Sub collector Mr.Innis in
1865. In its earlier stage the Innispet area covered from Kumari Talkies to
Government Junior college. After 1910 till now Innespet has Veeresalingam
Theistic Junior College and (Govt. Comprehensive College) Training College and
Kumari Talkies as its borders.Back
Alcot Gardens :
The gardens in which the meetings of DivyaGjyanSamaj were conducted by their
leader Mr.Alcot are named after him as Alcot Gardens.Back
Jampet :
Due to draught in Jaami areas of Visakhapatnam weavers shifted their board to
Rajahmundry. The Rajahmundry Municipality bought the gardens of Guava and
divided them into plots and distributed among these people. Since then this
place was named as Jampet. The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the center of the
Road was inaugurated by Andhra Kesari Sri Tanguturi Prakasam.Back
Danavaipet :
The history of this place is yet to be known. Till now two theories exist in
naming this area. The first theory states that this place was named after the
leader of washer men, "Danavai", who dug a pond called "Danavaigunta". This
name was famous till 1950. The second theory is different. According to that
theory this place was the place of one of the Army officials, "Dalavai" and
hence it is named as Danavaipet.Back
Sitampet :
The area which was given to pundits, Scientists and priests by a rich man from
Kandregula family in memory of his mother "Sitamma" is known as Sitampet. There
was also one pond "Sitammacheruvu". It was converted into a park recently.
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