But have you wondered about the when Vaishali
started and how did it become the food icon of Pune?
To explore this, we will
need to go back in time, much before I was born. It was an eventful year for
sure - Nathuram Godse was finally hanged to death for the assassination of
Mahatma Gandhi, Tripura became a part of Independent India and the new
constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly (it came into
force from 26th January 1950). This year a young 17 years old boy from Udupi,
Karnataka, came to Pune. His name was Jagannath Shetty.
The relaxed Ambience at Vaishali
He joined his uncle at his restaurant called
‘Madras Cafe’ (now known as Roopali) and worked hard to ensure
it’s success. Soon after he started a new restaurant across the road and
curiously named it ‘Madras Health Home’ which accommodated only about 20
people, and later another restaurant called ‘Amrapali’. Amongst the
three, ‘Madras Health Home’ took off like a rocket and with time became one of
the most popular restaurants in the entire city.
‘Madras
Health Home’ later transformed into the present day
‘Vaishali’.
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