Bombay Bakery

Bombay Bakery
Interactive map of Bombay Bakery
Restaurant information
Established1911 (1911)
OwnerAqdas Channa
Food typeBakery
LocationHyderabad, Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates25°23′16.47″N 68°21′44.88″E / 25.3879083°N 68.3624667°E / 25.3879083; 68.3624667

Bombay Bakery is an old bakery located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was named after an Indian city, Bombay.[2][3]

History

Bombay Bakery was founded by Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani in 1911.[4] Thadani, a Sindhi Hindu, was from Dadu, Sindh.[5]

In 1948, Pahlajrai Gangaram Thadani died and his son Kishinchand Thadani became the owner.[4] He expanded the business and wrote a number of recipes.[4]

In 1960, his son, Kumar Thadani took over the business.[4] He remained unmarried throughout his life, adopted a son, Salman Shaikh, who was converted to Islam after his death in 2010.[5]

In 2014, a previously secret recipe was made public by a former baker.[6]

In 2025, after hostilities between Pakistan and India, Karachi Bakery (Hyderabad, India) was attacked by mob, which produced a show of support for Bombay bakery in the city of Hyderabad (Pakistan) as well as around Pakistan.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karachi Bakery Vs Bombay Bakery". The Express Tribune. February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (June 27, 2015). "Bombay Bakery: 100 years and going strong". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ "Karachi Bakery In Mumbai Shuts Shop But Bombay Bakery In Pakistan Is Running For Over 100 Years". IndiaTimes. March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bombay Bakery: A Timeless Shop in a Bungalow". Youlin Magazine.
  5. ^ a b Khan, Mohammad Hussain. "In Sindh's Hyderabad, the century-old Bombay Bakery produces Pakistan's most famous cakes". Scroll.in.
  6. ^ "Copyright violation: Bombay Bakery's top secret recipe leaked". The Express Tribune. August 6, 2014.
  7. ^ Images Staff (2025-05-14). "After India's Karachi Bakery vandalised, Pakistanis are showing love for Hyderabad's Bombay Bakery". Images. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
  8. ^ India, Clarion (2025-05-23). "The Tale of Two Hyderabads and Two Bakeries". Clarion India. Retrieved 2025-05-31.