As featured in the Melbourne March 2025 hit list. See all stories. 1 / 8With its vaulted ceiling, Sri Ananda Bhavan looks more like a modern church than a dining room.Bonnie Savage 2 / 8Crispy ...

It was a big success. Sri Ananda Bhavan morphed into Adyar Ananda Bhavan. And the brand was launched. At 60, Raja finally saw profit. His sons Venkatesan and Srinivasa Raju have to be persuaded to ...

In 1980, Thirupathi Raja started Sri Ananda Bhavan Sweets at Washermenpet in north Chennai. The name changed to Adyar Ananda Bhavan when it reached the city’s south in the late 1980s.

Sri Srinivasa Sweets. “That was when my brother Venkatesan and I discountinued school to support our father,” recalls KT Srinivasa Raja. And, in 1988, the family set up Adyar Ananda Bhavan ...