A smiling countenance and calm demeanor best describes Ramaprasad Iyengar, the man behind the famous Sreenivasa Brahmin’s Bakery.

When we sit down to chat about the establishment’s long history, Ramaprasad brushes it away modestly saying it was all many years of work and good grace. H R Ramaswamy Iyengar’s youngest son, had been going to the bakery daily since he was ten years old. That is where he learnt most of what he knows today. No one taught or guided him, but just by observation and spending all those hours, he deftly picked up all the skills needed to successfully run a bakery. “My father told me that a friendly interaction with customers, their satisfaction and smiles are most important,” reminisces Ramaprasad. And sure he has carried forth allof that, as customers specially ask for him if he isn’t around.

He has done it all, right from cleaning plates to cutting vegetables and mopping the floor. Spending nearly 17 hours everyday near the hot and steaming oven, he ensured all products were made with precision.

“My biggest lesson learnt from all those years is patience,” says Ramaprasad.

Over the years, Ramaprasad has streamlined the method of production and ensures every product is made according to predetermined ingredient measurements and not based on approximation, as is done in most traditional set ups.