‘Everyone knew everyone’: Alibaug’s first baker Vidya Patil remembers a simpler time

Vidya Patil, an Alibaug native and founder of Mayur Bakery, reminisces about a simpler time before rapid development transformed the town. Patil recalls a close-knit community where everyone knew each other, and seasonal markets were the norm. The arrival of RCF significantly altered Alibaug’s character.