Navayuga Bakery

The ovens at Navayuga Bakery start up long before most people are awake. We are right on Kaikalavari Street, near the Nehru Chowk Centre. It is a good spot because everyone passes by eventually on their way to work. We make the usual stuff like bread, buns, and those crunchy biscuits that go well with hot tea. My father started this place decades ago and now we just keep it going the same way. The floors are always a bit white from the flour we use. It is a messy job, but someone has to do it. We do not use any high-tech machines, just the old ones that still work fine after all this time. The smell of baking is everywhere and it sticks to your clothes. Sometimes we burn a batch if we are not paying attention, but that is rare. People from the neighborhood come in every morning for their fresh pav. We know most of them by name and know what they want before they ask. It is not a big corporate chain. It is just a local bakery where we work hard. The heat from the ovens can be a bit much in the summer months. We keep the doors open to get a breeze from the street. You will see us stacking trays and filling paper bags all day. It is a simple life and it keeps the community fed. We like it that way. It is our daily routine and we stick to it.