Namaste. . . . . .

Isn’t this a wonderful meeting place to rest in the shade, visit with friends, meet new people or eat a meal? One day, I met some boys from Afghanistan who were not studying architecture but another design curriculum.  I tried to do some one on one personal diplomacy!

Back to lunch!  This is a full lunch that was available everyday, with choices  available during lunch and supper hours.

This was a “full” lunch which was roti, ( the flat bread), rice or vegetables like cabbage with some raw vegetable ( which we didn’t eat) , not sure what the right hand corner is. It looks like meat but this is “total veg” restaurant.  I think maybe it is “aloo ” which is chunks of  potatoes. ( Maybe one of my Indian food experts can tell us. )  At the bottom left is dal, soupy beans, sweets, and yogurt on the right. Notice the spoon for eating.  Gujuratis usually use their bread and dip or pick-up the food with their hands.  We started having yogurt with every meal like the Indians that really helped with digestion. My favorite is mango lassi, a drink that sadly has lots of calories.  All this meal cost about $0.70 in dollars! And as far as we can tell, none of us ever were sick from eating at the canteen.  That is a very good thing.

Well, if you are not quite hungry enough to eat all that food , there is a half-portion:

You can see the vegetables clearer in this shot. Peas are mutter. And this “small” portion is $0.30 in dollars and more than enough. A soda was 100 rupees or $2.00 but that seemed reasonable to us. There were juices, water bottles and cookies for sale.  This is where we would eat Poah for breakfast that I posted months ago.https://talesalongtheway.com/2013/06/01/poha-for-breakfast/  Someone told us this canteen is subsidized by the government for the students and many eat all their meals there.

The canteen is not just a meeting place for students, visitors, faculty and staff, but there are always four legged visitors as well. 

Mama dog and puppies and the proverbial begging , stealing monkeys!  

This young dog who seems to be on his own, finds lots of left-overs.

Now you have some small pictures as to why the professor said that he and I were the only people in the history of the India Program who come back to the States heavier than when we left. . . . .lots of delicious Indian food and we loved it all!

This Is Incredible India!

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