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News18
09-05-2025
- Business
- News18
How Did India's Karachi Bakery Get Its Name And Who Owns It?
Last Updated: Founded in 1953 at Hyderabad's Moazzam Jahi Market by Sindhi Hindu immigrant Khanchand Ramnani, Karachi Bakery was born after he migrated from Pakistan's Sindh in 1947 Hyderabad's iconic Karachi Bakery has found itself caught in the crossfire of the India-Pakistan confrontation, with protests erupting over its name. Demonstrators gathered outside several outlets in the city, placing the Indian tricolour over signboards in a symbolic show of nationalism. In response, the bakery's management clarified that Karachi Bakery is a proud Indian brand with no links to Pakistan. They have urged Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and senior officials to ensure the safety of their outlets and staff amid the growing unrest. Amid the controversy, it's important to remember the legacy behind the name Karachi Bakery, a tribute to founder Khanchand Ramnani's roots in the city of Karachi, where he once ran a thriving food business. Watch The Video Here VIDEO | Protests erupt in Hyderabad against a bakery named after Karachi. The owner clarifies and says, "Karachi Bakery was founded here in Hyderabad in 1953 by Khanchand Ramnani, who migrated to India during the Partition. It has been 73 years. Our grandfather named it after… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 8, 2025 Established in 1953 at Hyderabad's Moazzam Jahi Market, the bakery was founded by Ramnani, a Sindhi Hindu immigrant who relocated from Sindh, Pakistan, to India with his four sons during the 1947 Partition. The name reflects his deep nostalgia for his hometown and the culinary traditions he brought with him. Over the decades, Karachi Bakery has become a symbol of resilience, heritage and unmatched taste, earning its place as one of India's most beloved bakery brands. Initially, Khanchand Ramnani sourced bakery products from wholesalers, but by the 1960s, he began handcrafting his own fruit biscuits and Osmania biscuits. Their unique taste and quality quickly won over customers, fuelling the bakery's rapid growth. Today, Karachi Bakery products are not only cherished across India but are also exported internationally, carrying forward a legacy that began with a Partition-era dream. With 23 outlets in Hyderabad and a presence in major cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi, Karachi Bakery has grown into a global brand. Its products are exported to over 20 countries, including the Middle East, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Each store sees an average footfall of 2,000 customers daily. Amid rising India-Pakistan flare-up, some voices have called for a name change for Karachi Bakery. However, the brand continues to thrive, producing nearly 10 tons of biscuits daily and generating an annual revenue of over Rs 100 crore. Renowned for its signature offerings like fruit biscuits, Osmania biscuits, Dil Kush puff pastry, plum cake, rusk, chocolate cake, toast, buns, candy and pastries, Karachi Bakery remains an enduring culinary icon in Hyderabad and beyond. First Published: May 09, 2025, 13:05 IST
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Business Standard
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Best of BS Opinion: Silver linings emerge in oil, politics, and trade
There's a strange beauty to waking up just before the sun. The world is still draped in yesterday, the sky unsure whether to stay grey or start glowing. It's a moment of in-betweens. The silence after the storm, the stillness before the stir. And yet, just then, a sliver of light appears at the edge of your window — small, steady, and insistent. A reminder that every long night has its crack of dawn. Today's stories feel similar. Let's dive in. Take oil, for instance. After months of volatility, Opec+ is nudging prices lower again with a 400,000 barrels-per-day production increase for June. The push, led by Riyadh, isn't just about economics, it's also about enforcing discipline on overzealous producers like Iraq and Kazakhstan. And for big oil importers like India, this softening is a blessed relief, easing inflation and soothing the current account deficit, notes our first editorial. It's not a full sunrise, but it's enough to warm your hands. Politics, meanwhile, is shifting too, defiantly, highlights our second editorial. Voters in Canada and Australia have shrugged off Trump-style politics in favour of centre-left steadiness. Mark Carney in Canada reversed a polling deficit after anti-Trump sentiment took hold, while in Australia, conservative hardliner Peter Dutton couldn't hold his own seat. Even Nigel Farage, the perennial populist disruptor, is keeping a cautious public distance from his American inspiration. The Anglosphere may still be divided, but its spine appears to be stiffening. Yet amid these hopeful turns, the US itself is weathering an economic and geopolitical tornado. Akash Prakash observes how Trump's second term has brought back tariff-era uncertainties, with markets soaring even as recession risks loom. But perhaps this chaos is also carving out a once-lost path for India, an overdue shot at integrating into global supply chains. Now, maybe, just maybe, dawn is returning. Still, seizing that dawn won't be easy. As Prosenjit Datta points out, India's caught between two giants — America's push for decoupling and China's not-so-subtle threats. The country must chart its own course, building manufacturing muscle and strategic autonomy. It's a tightrope, no doubt, but also a rare alignment of opportunity and urgency. And speaking of memory and new beginnings, Neha Kirpal's review of Farewell Karachi: A Partition Memoir reminds us that silver linings aren't always loud. Bhawana Somaaya's memoir of Partition-era displacement offers something raw and luminous: stories of women silenced, of homes abandoned, and of identities stitched together in the dark. Stay tuned, and remember, no matter the darkness of the night, the sun is always on its way!
