Cultural Programs Taste buds uncompromised Starters or main course… spicy or bland…hot or sweet and sour...appetite filling meal or tantalizing junk food…bakery or sweet shops….Pizza hut, KFC or the Barista or CCD….just name it, the city has it all, without having to travel or search much. With numerous decent and elite restaurants and lounges and almost all the famous brands like Pizza hut, Domino’s , CCD, Barista, KFC and such, there’s truly much for different taste buds. For the unaware ones, the city is widely popular for bakery and confectionary products. The locals however, just can’t be ignored, such as the Tibetan momos and thuppa, the Mughlai biryani and kebabs in the Enna Mulla building, the Chaat Wali Gali near Clock Tower and the likes.
Folk dance and music concerts of likeable traditional and non-traditional artists and trade fairs with all time best collection of traditional Himachali, Kumauni, Garhwali craft and other attractions are other sources of entertainment. SPIC MACAY ( Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth ) has been active at Dehradun and GEU, and recitals and performances are organised regularly. Night Life
Shop till you drop! Tibetans who long back got refuge here have much to offer, from clothes, accessories to home furnishings. Nor are the Garhwalis far behind - from traditional paintings, wooden craft works and brass statues to jewelry, use these your way, as a décor for doing up your hideout during your University days, where you will earn tons of memories or take them back home as presents for your loved ones; up to you! Ditto for all other traditional or contemporary stuff you would grab. The exquisite woodcrafts, artifacts and utilities devised by the local artisans out of wood, bamboo and cane are the major attractions while shopping in Dehradun. Quite a diversity will you get to acknowledge, from typical bhaiyas, uncles and auntys in Paltan Bazaar, a small Tibet in the Tibetan market and Clement Town (The university area) to smart young retail professionals in the exclusive showrooms/multiplexes primarily in and around Rajpur and Astley Hall and most recently the “BIG BAZAAR”, just a nice drive away from the campus and there you are. Also on offer are showrooms of all leading global brands like Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Titan, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, etc.
The city does have a typical night life, and numerous fine dining places, lounges, clubs, and restaurants wouldn’t disappoint you. The city prides itself in having elite residents in form of defense personnel, academicians, scholars, writers, and reputed public sector employees, students from best of schools and colleges all over. Surely, you can look forward to a healthy social interaction . 11