Bombay Bakery

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Bombay Bakery
Bombay Bakery
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Established1911 (1911)
OwnerAqdas Channa
Food typeBakery
LocationHyderabad, Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates 25°23′16.47″N68°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]

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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]

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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. 1 2 3 4 "Bombay Bakery: A Timeless Shop in a Bungalow". Youlin Magazine.
  5. 1 2 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.
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