bakery

College dropout Ashish Ranjan started OCB in 2017 with his friend Buddhisen. The chain of bakeries employs and empowers 50+ women farmers in Bihar.

Fatema Barodawala from Kolkata walked out of her abusive marriage during the COVID-19 lockdown, while she was pregnant. She started Cakelicious with her mother and grew the business with resilience and courage. Here's a look at the entrepreneur's journey.

Theobroma owner, Kainaz Messman Harchandrai started Mumbai's most beloved bakery after braving a crippling back injury. Today, the brand has around 85 outlets across the country.

Stranded in a foreign land after her father's death, Swati Arun, a 23-year-entrepreneur from Delhi, narrates the story of how she started Arun’s Bakery with her mother.

“I remember watching this speech by 2006 Nobel Prize Winner, Muhammad Yunus. My husband and I were inspired by his micro-credit and social enterprise initiatives."

On asked why she named her initiative Double Roti, she answers, “Double Roti in Hindi, means bread, and in a sense, we were looking to address two issues--feed the hungry and ensure that surplus food does not go to waste.”

A heartfelt account of everything I love about Panjim and why, no matter where I go, it will always reminds me of where I have come from.

Mohanraj remembers sitting next to his mother’s lifeless body with his 14 -year-old brother Velmurugan begging people to help them cremate their mother. They didn’t have the resources to give their mother a dignified end.

Shuktara consists of two homes – one housing eight young women and another with 14 young men.

Saee Koranne-Khandekar, in her book 'Crumbs! Bread Stories and Recipes for the Indian Kitchen', recounts her experience of stepping into old-world Irani cafes and sampling some delectable essentials.