Carrying forward a sweet legacy

The 112-year-old Badri ko Halwai Pasal has undergone some aesthetic changes, but its core has remained the same.

Hardly anyone who travels through Jawalakhel chowk, with its iconic roundabout containing the commanding King Birendra statue in its centre, will say that they haven’t noticed the signage of the sweets shop Badri ko Halwai Pasal. Tucked behind the northern periphery of the statue, the 112-year-old shop has borne witness to over a century of Nepal’s often turbulent and resilient history from the same location.