Canteen Chronicles: Where Chai Brews Bonds Stronger

Every college has that one place where deadlines, heartbreaks, and existential crises all find a solution: the canteen.
It’s not just a space. It’s an emotion. A therapy center disguised as a snack shop.

The Menu of Dreams (and Disasters)

No Michelin stars here, just mystery meals and eternal optimism.
The samosas are always too oily, the Maggi is never “2 minutes,” and the chai tastes different every single day.
But somehow, it’s perfect. Because it’s never about the food, it’s about who you share it with.

The Table of Truths

Every group has “their” table. The one that’s seen it all:

Project rants that turned into life lessons.
Confessions whispered between bites of vada pav.
Endless debates about which professor hates your batch the most.
It’s where every major decision was made, from switching electives to switching crushes.

The Tea-Time Therapy Sessions

One cup of chai = one free counseling session.
You’ve cried here, laughed here, and sworn, “this semester, I’ll actually study.” (You didn’t.)
No matter how bad the day, there’s something healing about sitting with your people and sharing fries you didn’t even order.

The Canteen Celebrities

The Chai Bhaiya, who knows your order before you do.
The permanent resident, who’s there at 9 AM and 9 PM.
The freeloader, who never has money but always has opinions.
These are the people who make the place feel like home, loud, messy, and real.

When It’s Time to Leave

You don’t realize when those chai breaks become your fondest memories.
Years later, you’ll crave that same cup not for the taste, but for the company.

Because when you look back, it’s not the lectures or the marks that stay with you.
It’s this: the laughter, the chaos, the clinking of steel cups, and the feeling that, in that canteen corner, everything was okay for a little while.