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Innovators Stories from Mangalore

Technology, science, engineering and new ideas

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Shibaroor Prabhakar Kamath, founder of Ideal Ice Cream and Pabbas parlour in Mangaluru, Karnataka, known affectionately as Pabba Maam Innovators
Prabhakar Kamath: The Man Who Made Mangaluru the Ice Cream Capital of India

Prabhakar Kamath — Mangaluru's beloved 'Pabba Maam' — taught himself to make ice cream at home and opened Ideal's first parlour on 1 May 1975 with 14 flavours. A story of quiet enterprise, coastal pride, and lasting sweetness.

Shibaroor Prabhakar Kamath
Entrepreneur, Founder — Ideal Ice Cream Private Limited
14 min