Reasons to live in Dehradun

Top 10 reasons to live in Dehradun

The city is a club of people of various cultures. They all came across from different backgrounds and just get mixed here with everyone which is a good thing about the city. Today I'm gonna tell you " Why Dehradun is  the best place to live !!!"




1. Weather:- The city has awesome weather and climatic conditions which makes it more beautiful. In northern India, Dehradun receives the highest rainfall, which helps in making the city greener. Its cool weather is so pleasant that you hardly feel any kind of hotness here. For more check out my post on monsoon in dehradun.

A view of healthy cultivated grass

  A green shed under a tree

2. Education:- The city has provided the best education from ancient to modern times. The city has many institutions which provided the best education to the students and help them to pursue their dreams. Some Institutions like Doon School, Graphic Era, DIT, Heritage School and much more in the list, giving shape to the future.

 

Books Collection

 Books on various subjects

3. Food:- As I had mentioned earlier, the city is a cultural hub, and provides you various styles of food. From Indian, Chinese,  Mughlai, and Thai to Continental and local foods, all you can taste which the delicious flavours in many places in the city. The city seems to be a heaven for a foodie traveller and to add flavours and colours to life from food. For more check out my post on Dehradun's best food.

A Buyer from Buffet

4. Smart city:- Though the city has missed the chance to be on the smart city list of India, it has still many things which make it modern and technical. From the wi-fi services of SpeedAir, and online e-commerce to the transportation system and connected roads, the city has much to explore yet.

Clock Tower

5. Prestigious Institutions:- The city has always a developing phase which puts the citizens ahead all the time from others. The city has got many Prestigious institutions like  Forest Research Institute, Indian Military Academy, ONGC and much more from an earlier time which helps to immune the city for a long time, providing services to all. For more check out my post on Facts of Dehradun.

Central gate to FRI

6. Citizens:- The citizens live in the city in a very humble and corporate with each other, resulting in a friendly environment for living. And of course, because of higher literacy rates in the city, people tend to help others and each possible way. All here are secular and live in unity for all which is the most significant thing in today's world.

People roaming around in the park

People celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi

7. Less crime:- The city receives a small amount of crime, it is because of the strict administrative and controlling powers, all credit goes to the police department and administrative departments. You can easily see police officers and traffic patrols, helping people and thriving an eye on the culprits.

Affection of Grasshopper

8. Historic and traditional:- The city has a historic significance, as described in the holy texts as well as the city has many old monuments and shrines which uplift the spirituality of a being like-Dat Kaali Mandir, Takeshwar Mahadev, St. Francis Church and a lot more. You will never get bored here. For more check out my post on Darbar sahib and Buddha temple.

A Buddhist Temple

A view from the darbar sahib

9. Amazing locations:- The city has enormous amazing viewpoints and each one is more beautiful than the other one. The broad valley has many scenic places, from dawn to dusk you'll find many spots from all the city and that's why poets and writers find their inspirations here for starting a new way.

A hilly view

A picture in the dusk

10. Traveller's City:- The city has a large population which gets a lot more on festive seasons by the tourists who visit here every week for roaming around here all along the way. The city has also connected to various other cities like Haridwar, Rishikesh in the south, Saharanpur in the west, Ponta in the north and Hill's Queen~ Mussoorie in the east, with national highways.

Vikram's window

A mountain view

A view of blue mountain and valley

The conclusion which derives from the above points is that a person will never get bored here until he wants to explore more and that's why the city is also known as Love City because you'll fall in love here with its everything.

Top 10 Local Street Market Places At Dehradun

                            

                                     Street Markets

As I had discussed earlier in my previous posts, Dehradun is a Cultural hub and as the capital of the State, it has also the big Markets of the state as well. Today I'm gonna tell you about the top 10 street marketplaces in our love city Doon. So, hold your breath and read it out.

1. Paltan Bazaar:-  The Biggest Market in the city, you can find almost everyone here from clothes to footwear, everything you can see all around here with the Bargain Price which also makes this market a better street market for the locals and the tourists too. It is also one of the oldest marketplaces in Dehradun. This market also contains some very famous food joints like Laxmi Restaurants and more. It basically started from the clock tower and so on along the straightway. Almost all of its shops get open from morning 10 am till night 10 pm. It gets usually crowded with people all the time but on weekends and festivals, the number of people gets increases by a quite high amount.

A busy route in the Market

A Mosque in Paltan Bazaar

 2. Rama Market:- This Street market is a house of cloth Merchants and printing press workers. You can find various cloth qualities for different purposes here. It has been located next to Paltan Bazaar. Another end of this market also consists of some stationary shops which provide printing works at low costs with other relatable items. Even it has a series of shops which can provide you with the best Invitation cards for marriage and other purposes and this portion is usually visited by the locals for their works. Here the cloth shop has also dying facilities for their customers which makes this market a better marketplace for cloth and relatable items.

A Cloth Shop in Rama Market

3. Indira Market:- This market is a hub for all kind of fashion wears especially for men. from wallet, and glasses to jeans and shirts all the relatable items you can find here at a Bargain price. The market has two openings, one is from Lansdowne Chowk and another one is on Rajpur Road. You can also find some mobile accessories and relatable gadgets at a cheap price. It has almost 200 or more shops which are small in size but gives you a better product for use. It does not get open every day, you must for it till weekends as with every weekend new items and stuff get to come to the market. This marketplace is usually small than other markets but it is the busiest one too. Its structure is basically a small and thin street along which shops are on both sides.

A casual day in Indira Market

4. Tibetan Market:- It is another market that resides on the other side of Lansdowne Chowk which is opposite Hindi Bhawan i.e. Parade Ground. It gets open at two locations, the other one is at Rispana Pull. This market is basically famous for representing Tibetan culture as it specializes their woollen garments, traditional dresses, winter clothes, wooden crafts and jewellery items. It's a bit more costly market than others but its products have the finest quality. It has also some food joints which provide you Tibetan food in its authentic state. It mainly works on Weekends with the collaboration of Sunday Market which sells out cheap clothes, fashion wears and foot wears.

A Gateway to Tibetan Market

Shops In Tibetan Market

5. Arhat Bazaar:- This is one of the oldest ration markets in the city, here you can find many shops which provide you ration and food items at wholesale prices. It basically resides near the Saharanpur Chowk and it is spread over to the Hanuman Chowk which actually covers almost the whole Damawala. All the small shops all over the city get their products from this market at wholesale prices and get distributed among retailers.

A Ration Shop In Arhat Bazaar

6. Machii Bazaar:- This street market is a hub of all kinds of non-vegetarian food. You can easily find many shops here which can provide you chicken, eggs, pork and goat meat as well but in a raw state and you can hardly find any cooked meat shop here. The smell across the street is so foul for vegetarians that they even get passed over here. But meanwhile, you can find here Kabir Dairy which is one of the oldest dairies in the city.  Some other works like Tourist luggage and relatable items also get sales here by the shopkeepers. It lies next to Paltan Bazaar where its other end put you at Chakrata Road.

Sant Kabir Dairy

7. Connaught Place:- This is a Market Complex that lies on Chakrata Road. Here you can find all kinds of accessories related to computers and other relatable items like- printers and display screens. You can also find here some Mobile Accessories and their Service Centers which makes this market a hub of IT accessories. Even they can provide you with a trade-in computer.


8. Rajpur Road:- From earlier times even before the establishment of Dehradun Rajpur is famous for its famous green view walking alongside the market. In the early times here some vegetable vendors use to reside along the road but in the present times they have all get replaced with new Branded showrooms and their merchandise makes this road market a standard one. Here you can find almost all famous brands from all over the world. Also, you can find many handicraft materials here which are offered by some local shops.

Big Bazaar on Rajpur Road

Umang Shop at Rajpur Road

9. Ashley Hall:- This place is famous for the number of restaurants here which offers you some very delicious foods, even you can find here some Bamboo cane carved artefacts, paintings and book stalls which are quite impressive to tourists. The place gets its name from a famous cinema hall named- Ashley.

Shops at Ashley Hall

Ashley Hall Chowk

10. Hanuman Chowk Mandi:-This is also one of the oldest Vegetable Market in the city. It runs parallel to the paltan bazaar. Here you can all kinds of spices and vegetables at very cheap prices. The market is still in the old structure. It gets messy in rainy seasons, besides that, you can find here all types of vegetables. also, you will find some dairy shops here which provide you with some milk and milk-made products.

Small Shop Vendors at Hanuman Chowk Mandi

An old Building at Hanuman Chowk Building

All I can hope with this information is that you if you are crossing these markets you should buy some things from here. All the markets that I had listed here are done only from the people's votes if some marketplace is get left then mention it in the comments. Have a happy shopping day to you across these markets.