Panshikars, the famous destination for Maharashtrian snacks and cuisine made a humble beginning in 1921. Its founder and chief patron Shripad Panshikar was working with the post and telegraph department, but somewhere he knew that this was not something that he wanted to do the rest of his life. Shripad’s father ran a sweet shop at Thakurdwar since 1921, young Shripad used to assist him during his college days in that shop and gained a good experience in the business of professional sweets and snacks creati
When Shripad finally decided to expand this business, all suppliers were willing to give him goods on credit, even his friends and relatives were very helpful. ...
Hereafter the Girgaum Panshikars became a very famous name within a very short span of time. The famous critic Mr. Atmaram Sawant, said in one of his writings that; previously in Mumbai the name Panshikar reminded everyone of the performer Prabhakar Panshikar, but today Panshikar is known for the famous sweet makers at Thakurdwar Girgaum, this one line still floats around us all the time.