Culture of Roorkee

Culture is one of the prominent features of the beautiful city of Roorkee which attracts a lot of attention of people at large. Though a small town in the Haridwar district it has shown appreciable and remarkable progress in the recent years and distinctive signs of development in every sphere of activity in the city. It is true that as per the history of the city, Roorkee was only a village with few mud houses before the construction of Upper Ganges Canal during the British Era. But things changed with the built of the Upper Canal and the city showed a lot of changes in terms of cultural view, educational outlook and progressive mindset.

Historical influence is an important part of the latent culture of Roorkee. It has quite a few British structures which in itself are architectural and engineering marvel and one of the main attractions of the city.

Religious influence also runs quite significantly among the people of the city. Since the city has a mixture of different religions in the society, it is known to celebrate all religious festivals with equal belief and conviction. Holi, Eid, Diwali, Rakshabandhan, Dushera and Christmas are all celebrated here with equal spirit. Piran Kaliyar Shariff is a site where the popular Sufi Saint, Makhdoom Sayed Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir lies buried. The place is considered as a holy shrine where huge number of people come everyday to offer their prayers. The place is so divine that it attracts people outside the city too. A 15-day-long festival known as Urs festival is organized in this place to celebrate the sanctity and godliness of the place.

Yoga Classes in Roorkee

Apart from this the city is known for its active participation in old sports like Yoga and body building. In the age of gym and fitness centers, the city still shows strong believe in the goodness of Yoga and its health benefits. One of the best yoga centers in Roorkee is

Alakhyog Yoga School
Dhayn Mandir Rishikesh
Haridwar Road
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9736924781

Art, Music and Dance in Roorkee

Literature, art, music and dance have also provided considerable contribution in enhancing the cultural outlook of the city. Though the city does not have prominent past contribution in success charts of these fields but the people here happily promote all cultural activities and social functions. There are several dance and music classes operating in the city along with many schools and colleges promoting it by means of special classes or by organizing social functions. Some of the popular classes are listed below

List of Music Classes in Roorkee

Mitwa Musical Group
36, West Amber Talab
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9897016366, 9027448746
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 8:30am to 12:00pm and 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Sandeep Rana Musical Group
191, Paschimi Amber Talab
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9917441552
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10:30am to 7:30pm

K.K. Entertainment Musical Group
Ganesh Chowk, Railway Road
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 7417478055, 9719675541
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 5:30pm to 8:00pm

List of Dance Classes in Roorkee

Abhi & Groups Dance Acadmey
Near C C Day Ganpati Banquet Hall
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 8923427257
Open on: Tuesday to Sunday
Timings: 8:30am to 10:00am and 5:30pm to 9:00pm

Saraswati Dance Academy
Rampur Chungi, Near Petrol Pump
Dehradun Road
Roorkee Ho Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 8445016919
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 9:00am to 7:00pm

Youth Empowerment
Rajendra Nagar
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9410354406
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 8:30am to 12:00pm and 5:30am to 9:00pm

Hanuman Tapan Art Group
Premkunj, Roorkee
Near Khanjarpur Ki Puliya
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 8171283531
Open on: Monday to Sunday
Timings: 9:00am to 6:00pm

Old Stamps
6, Sheikhpuri
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 1332 261764
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10:30am to 8:00pm

Geeta Dance Party and Raangashala
Village Hond, Kabish Choraha, Kundail Main Road
Roorkee Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9758952664
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 8:30am to 12:00pm and 5:30am to 9:00pm

Shree Sai Group
134 Govind Nagar, Ganeshpur
Roorkee Uttarakhand
Phone: 9927243092 1332 2273847
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10:30am to 12:00pm and 4:30am to 7:00pm

Handicrafts and Art Galleries in Roorkee

Handicrafts are also quite popular in Roorkee. There are excellent examples of superior handwork and craftsmanship in various small decorative items or in wooden or brass items. The same are also promoted in various art galleries of the city. Art Galleries in Roorkee are some of the prominent establishments which are built to promote the latent interest of the city in their inherited culture and exhibit the same. Some of the popular art galleries in Roorkee are

Abhilasha Social Welfare Society
Shyam Nagar, Hostal Road
Sunehra Roorkee
Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9319913739, 1332 311572
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Annu Art Gallary
North Amber Talab, Nehu Stadium
Anaj Mandi, Roorkee Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 1332 262015
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 11:00am to 7:00pm

Nautica International
779/7, Sabri Market, Azad Nagar
G.t.road, Roorkee Ho, Uttarakhand 247667
Phone: 9837335333, 1332 268246
Open on: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Festivals in Roorkee

Festivals are equally important part of Roorkee. It clearly shows the cultural involvement of the people of the city. Though traditional festivals or events are not celebrated in a grand way in Roorkee, but some fest and cultural programs organized by different institutes have huge popularity here.

Confluence is one of the popular events celebrated at IIT Roorkee every year where the main theme or the agenda is to celebrate the multi-cultural environment of the institute. Cognizance is the annual tech festival of IIT Roorkee. Shrishthi is another annual exhibition of IIT Roorkee where the hobbies of various students are given priority in different walks of life. Here the cultural feel gets its maximum exposure with people doing photography, fine arts, rangoli, designing and many others.

Apart from these fests, Pushpanjali is an annual flower show organized by the Bengal engineering group in the months of January and February. This flower show, however, gets competition from the flower shows organized by National Institute of Hydrology, Central Building Research Institute and IIT Roorkee.

All this clearly exhibits the involvement of the people of the city in various cultural activities organized by different institutions. It is the cultural interest of the people that paints their life with different colors and include a whole new world of entertainment in their daily schedules.