Andekha Bharat Bicycle Rally was inaugurated on 18 Sep 2022 at 10:00 am. Around 11am bicycle riders started the rally from the center. Nearly 70 members of BK family attended the program.<br/>Initially, 30 participants travelled 24 km and reached the "Vizag Taj Mahal" ("Kurupam Rani Memorial"), There Mr. Vyricherla Pradeep Kumar Dev ji (Ex MP & Royal Family member), Standing committee Member on Transport and Tourism, Member of National Council, Indian Youth Congress (I.Y.C), received the Rally. Then, he distributed the Certificate and Mementos to the Rally participants & shared a few words of wisdom. Then, BK teachers, felicitated and thanked <br/> Mr. Vyricherla Pradeep Kumar Dev ji.<br/>Then all the rally moved to Hawa Mahal, Rama Krishna Mission and met Swamiji Swasam Vedyananda Swamiji of Rama Krishna Mission, Visakhapatnam, then to Gadhiraju Palace & Hotel, gave godly message to the Manager & staff of the palace and reached to the destination place of Lumbini Park and finally returned to Railway New Colony Visakhapatnam BK Center.<br/><br/>About Kurupam Rani Memorial: <br/><br/>The Visakha Taj Mahal completed 117 years on 8th July. It stands as a symbol of love in the "City of destiny" for more than a century.<br/>Vyricherla Veerabhadra Raja Bahadur, was the son of Suryanarayana Raja the Zamindar of Kurupam. Veerabhadra is an Indian aristocrat and politician. He became the Zamindar of Kurupam in 1891, after the death of his father.<br/>Later, he married Lakshmi Narasayamma in 1895. His wife Rani Sahiba Lakshmi Narasayamma PattaMahadevi passed away during childbirth in 1902. Unable to overcome the news of her dismiss, Raja was heartbroken and decided to built a Memorial in the memory of his queen to express his eternal love towards his soulmate. The construction of the memorial was completed on July 8, 1905 on the seashore, which was on the outskirts of the Visakhapatnam. The Memorial was built in Rajasthani style with the amalgamation of Dravidian, Mughal, European and other North Indian styles. The Kurupam Memorial was initially named as Gyanvilas which later came to be known as Prema Nivedana Rupam. Poems were written in english on the four sides of the wall, praising the beauty of the queen. The Greatest painter of all time- Raja Ravi Verma had sculpted a 2-1/2 foot sculpture of the queen which is made of marble. The sculpture had known to be stolen around 40 years ago. This is one of the best examples, to show that Visakhapatnam has hidden many gems including one of the finest love stories, which the world doesn`t know.<br/><br/>About Hawa Mahal Vizag: <br/>Hawa Mahal meaning `palace of winds` is a summer residential palace of the royal family of Jeypore. It was built in 1917-1923 by Maharaja Ram Chandra Dev IV at Beach Road, Visakhapatnam. It is considered one of the most iconic historical buildings of the city. It is owned by the Maharaja of Jeypore<br/><br/>BK Sasikala presented the memento to Smt. Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari, Mayor of Visakhapatnam and to Mr. Srinivas Pani, Regional Director APTA & Executive Director APTDC on eve of Andekha Bharat Cycle Rally.<br/><br/>