Vizianagaram if spelt in different accent it will be Vidyalanagaram. which means the city of education. It is true in this case because long, long ago it self, separate institutions for music & dance, physical education and Sanskrit language were established in Vizianagaram. Pushapti Dyansty contributed a lot in this field also to Vizianagaram. PVG Raju initiated a trust Mansas which was established in 1958 to cater the needs of the students of the region. One can have education form K.G level to P.G level in Vizianagaram.
At one time the Maharaja High School stood in second place in entire Andhra Pradesh. Here education is available in all fields, from Fine arts to Professional courses. English medium was introduced at the primary level in 1979 by Mansas. Vizianagaram had every thing about education in its store. A separate college was established in 1962 exclusively for women in Vizianagaram. Higher level courses are being offered in Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Home Sciences, Law and Pharmacy at Vizianagaram.
The most eminent personalities were the products of these institutions. Here the students are blessed by the teachings of some of the great scholars like Gurajada Venkata Apparao, Devulapalli Krishna Shastry, Srirangam Srinivas, Justice E.Venkatesham, TV.Tatachari, Governor KV.Krishna Rao and DGP MV.Narayna Rao, after their completion of education in Vizianagaram.