A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY

A valley so beautiful,
So serene and peaceful.
Nestled in the foothills of Himalayas,
It has it's reference even in the Vedas and Purana s.
The valley, referred to as the Gateway to Mussoorie,
Yes I am talking about our beautiful Dehradun, nicknamed as the ' Doon Valley'.

Famous for it's scenic beauty,
Once visited, no one can forget this radiant city.
Dehradun was derived from deraa n doon,
Which means camping in the valley- doon.
It is renowned for it's natural resources,
educational institutes n publishing services.
FRI,IMA,Malsi deer park, laxman sidh n tapkeshwar,
Guchhupani, lachiwala, sahastradhara are some of the attractions you will find there.

Blessed with all the four seasons,
Doon is loved by all,for endless reasons.
Winters come with frozen hands and red cheeks,
Chattering teeth make it difficult, for us to speak.
Mornings are glistened with the dew drops,
and evenings are spent at the bunntikki stall.

Mango trees during the summer,
invite parrots from all over.
Lichis so delicious and red,
make us lurk as bees around them.

Although far from doon,
My heart always wishes to be there soon.
It's the love for the city,
Which will never fade.

Those auto, vikram n tonga rides to school,
Those smart school dresses n our attitude so cool;)
Evenings in doon are full of fun,
The cool  breeze n the rains,
followed by tea with r favorite samosa n bun.
Those drives till the Rajpur diversion,
Then visiting the Sai Mandir gave our life a new vision.

No doonite can forget The Rajpur Road,
Many hearts melted, met n got connected there.
It adds beauty to a relation,
You will smile n forget your pain whatever may be the situation.
Great Value and Madhuban stand like pillars of pride,
Rajpur is the best place for the romantic long drives ;)
Who can forget the flowers from "charan das phool wala"
be it for valentines,friendship day or for a varr mala.

Rajpur ke pakodey,
Logon ko Batorey.
Pizza and chinese at the Countdown,
was one of the hep places of the town.

Pastries and cakes of Elloras and Grand,
made our B'day parties out-stand.
The round round Sunrise rusk,
was so delicious and mast.
My taste buds still crave for the Kwality toffees,
and the mouth watering variety at Kumar Sweets.

The Jhandewala chowk with the glittering shops n chaat stalls,
the camped market was more fun than any mall.
Our 'Ghantaa Ghar' with it's six clocks,
Is the city's beautiful red block.
It's the gateway to Paltan Bazaar,
Where you get everything- clothes, accessories, decors n even achaar..;)
After shopping you can enjoy the famous 'Kumar ki Kulfi'
It will rejuvenate your taste buds as it's so yummy.

After Holi comes the famous " Jhande ka Mela"
which attracts punjabis, who come there for their yearly feraa.
Viraasat at SJA,
had Doon invited at one place.

On one end of Doon you have "Daat Kali Mandir"
and on the other end the beautiful " Shiv Mandir".
In Raipur is the peaceful Gurudwara- Nanaksar,
During Saavan no one misses their visit to Tapkeshwar.

Feels GREAT to have been born and brought up there,
the peace i get there..tried but have found no where.
In the laps of nature lies our small "valley of doon"
Craddled by nature,
with beauty so divine and pure.

Simrat
Aug 2011.