Whenever I think of College days and Friends, some of my best memories of those days are associated with JNU.
Me and my buddies used to hang around a lot at JNU during the evenings and boy those were the days! We had so many things to chat about- Girls, movies, sports, girls, politics, career, girls... The list goes on and on. JNU is a place which is always so vibrant and picturesque, that you are always in high spirits. So we used to sit or go for long walks within the campus. Ah the time used to fly!
An integral part of our intellectual conversations (bull*%$#) used to be the food options available at different eating joints within the campus. The first preference always used to be the beautifully located Ganga Dhaba as it was situated right near the main entry gate of the campus.
The food options available there were very simple and perfectly used to compliment the atmosphere around the place (trees, greenery, students, chatter). Hot tea, bread rolls, muffins, omelette, egg paranthas and aloo paranthas. Delicately spiced, cheaply priced and prepared in hygienic conditions. Awesome times!
Another great place at JNU was Teflas Cafeteria where we used to have dinner. It is the place where all the JNU hostelers used to have their meals and mini celebrations like a birthday treat etc. The menu here boasted of North Indian, Indo- Chinese and Mughlai items at unbelievably cheap prices.
Our regular order used to be Dal Makhani, Kadhai Paneer and Tandoori roti which used to be very delicious and easy on stomach. I have tasted Mughlai items on the menu as well and they taste equally good.
The reason I have written this post about my foodie experience at JNU is not actually the food which I have had at these places. Its about the experience- company of my favorite people, long conversations, walks, campus atmosphere and most importantly, the memories. Sometimes you remember the times and the people with whom you have shared the food, more than the food itself.
P.S: I have used the verb "was" multiple times in this post while talking about Ganga Dhaba and Teflas. It is because Ganga Dhaba has recently shut shop and I haven't gone to Teflas since last 6-7 years so its more or less a part of my memory now. Hope my friends read this post and in the near future we plan a visit to Teflas to re-live those times once again.
Me and my buddies used to hang around a lot at JNU during the evenings and boy those were the days! We had so many things to chat about- Girls, movies, sports, girls, politics, career, girls... The list goes on and on. JNU is a place which is always so vibrant and picturesque, that you are always in high spirits. So we used to sit or go for long walks within the campus. Ah the time used to fly!
An integral part of our intellectual conversations (bull*%$#) used to be the food options available at different eating joints within the campus. The first preference always used to be the beautifully located Ganga Dhaba as it was situated right near the main entry gate of the campus.
The food options available there were very simple and perfectly used to compliment the atmosphere around the place (trees, greenery, students, chatter). Hot tea, bread rolls, muffins, omelette, egg paranthas and aloo paranthas. Delicately spiced, cheaply priced and prepared in hygienic conditions. Awesome times!
Another great place at JNU was Teflas Cafeteria where we used to have dinner. It is the place where all the JNU hostelers used to have their meals and mini celebrations like a birthday treat etc. The menu here boasted of North Indian, Indo- Chinese and Mughlai items at unbelievably cheap prices.
Our regular order used to be Dal Makhani, Kadhai Paneer and Tandoori roti which used to be very delicious and easy on stomach. I have tasted Mughlai items on the menu as well and they taste equally good.
The reason I have written this post about my foodie experience at JNU is not actually the food which I have had at these places. Its about the experience- company of my favorite people, long conversations, walks, campus atmosphere and most importantly, the memories. Sometimes you remember the times and the people with whom you have shared the food, more than the food itself.
P.S: I have used the verb "was" multiple times in this post while talking about Ganga Dhaba and Teflas. It is because Ganga Dhaba has recently shut shop and I haven't gone to Teflas since last 6-7 years so its more or less a part of my memory now. Hope my friends read this post and in the near future we plan a visit to Teflas to re-live those times once again.
Brings back a lot of memories !
ReplyDeleteYes buddy.. Summer of 2004 :)
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