Punjabi Chandu Halwai Karachiwala Explained
Punjabi Chandu Halwai Karachiwala is a halwai shop in Mumbai. It was originally established in Karachi[1] in 1896 by Chandulal Bahl, a Punjabi Khatri.[2] [3]
Its owners moved to Mumbai after the partition of India.[4] Karachi halwa, also known as Bombay halwa was popularized by halwais moving from Karachi.[5]
While many preparations remain traditional, it occasionally develop new sweets.[6]
Feeding of refugees
Sri Prakasa, the first High Commissioner to Pakistan, recalled an incident during the days of partition, when he faced the problem of feeding the refugees in Karachi in 1947. He was able to get the food supplies from Chandu Halwai, which refused to take the payment.[7]
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Notes and References
- The Modern Review . The Modern Review . 64 . Ramananda Chatterjee. Prabasi Press Private, Limited . 1938 . 91 .
- News: India's family firms modernise to stay in business . Yogita . Limaye . BBC News . 16 February 2014 . 16 November 2018 .
- https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-23236303 Sweet dreams are made of this, Meher Marfatia, Mid-Day, 17 July,2022
- Pakistan: Birth and Early Days, Sri Prakāśa, Hindustan times, Meenakshi Prakashan, 1965, p. 67, 68
- The Illustrated Weekly of India . The Illustrated Weekly of India . 98 . 4 . 18. 1977.
- Book: The Rough Guide to Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra. Gavin Thomas. 134. Roiugh Guides. 2010.
- News: Modaks with a twist flavour of this year's Ganeshotsav. Mugdha Variyar. Hindustan Times. Mumbai. 23 September 2012. 16 February 2014. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313022755/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/modaks-with-a-twist-flavour-of-this-year-s-ganeshotsav/article1-934289.aspx . 13 March 2014 .
- मौत को बुलावा था हिन्दू पोशाक पहनना http://panchjanya.com/arch/2000/2/6/File19.htm
