Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, a Jaipur-based sweet shop has caught the attention of people for renaming several of its popular sweets. Tyohaar Sweets, known for its luxurious and handcrafted delicacies, has removed the word "Pak" from its menu, opting instead for the word "Shree."
Traditionally, in iconic sweets like Mysore Pak, the suffix "Pak" is linked to a sugary syrup (called pak in Kannada) used during cooking. In Sanskrit, 'Paka' simply means "to cook." Despite these linguistic origins having no connection to Pakistan, Tyohaar Sweets chose to drop "Pak" from its sweet names and Anjali Jain, owner of Tyohaar Sweets, told News18 that the decision was made "in the spirit of patriotism."
So, all-time favourite that would give people sweet cravings like Moti Pak, Aam Pak, Gond Pak, and Mysore Pak have now been renamed to Moti Shree, Aam Shree, Gond Shree, and Mysore Shree at this shop.
Even the shop’s most premium offerings, Swarn Bhasm Pak and Chandi Bhasm Pak, have been rebranded.
A photo of the sweet shop changing their display to the new names went viral.
Earlier, a post by an X user 'Tathvam-asi' asked netizens to comment if Mysore Pak should get a name change. The user shared a photo of the dish with the overlaid text "Mysore Pak should be changed to Mysore Bharat", and curiously wrote, "Came across this. What’s your take on this?".
The post gathered mixed reactions, but the internet didn't expect a sweet store taking up rebranding seriously.
