College canteens in Ludhiana were not just break spaces.
They were where influence got tested, friendships got rearranged, and who-said-what stories spread faster than any official notice.
One table had the loud crowd, one had the cool crowd, one had the regulars who never seemed to attend class, and one had people trying very hard to look accidental.
Tea was average, snacks were uneven, but the social value was unbeatable.
You learned people quickly there.
Who interrupted, who listened, who performed, who observed, who always knew something first.
A lot of Ludhiana college memory still smells like canteen oil and overheard confidence.
If one college canteen table still feels like a whole era, write it down.