ranchi a city of over 20 lakh people ranchi does not care for nightlights and psychedelic music and instead quietly goes to sleep by 11 pm the city has a fivestar hotel and the frills of a modern lifestyle and yet lacks a vibrant nightlife as 99 of the hotels call it a day by 10pm shopkeepers and restaurants prefer to wind up business before 10pm and do not entertain customers after that there are a couple of bars in the city where one can shake a leg or relax with a drink however the jubilation is only till 10pm external students at iim ranchi national law university xiss central university of jharkhand and others often complain about the restricted nightlife here there is no proper disco in the city said himanshu shekhar who was a regular in pubs in pune there are a couple of hookah bars but they too do not entertain guests after a certain time he added the restaurants refuse to serve food after 10pm there have been days when i have returned home hungry said avnish mohan a student from delhi the capitol hill hotel is the only place in the city that serves food at night however for many only food is not enough nightlife does not mean getting food at night there is no place to dance or chill out with friends fretted gautam ranjan a professional satish chandra mishra manager of yellow sapphire a restaurant of capitol hill said only around 10 to 12 people come at night i have never seen group of girls coming to night parties they always come with families ranchi never had a distinct nightlife in fact a decade ago the city shut down by 7pm the youth in the city hence prefer to hang out at albert ekka chowk where they get nothing but street food some dhabas on mahatma gandhi road circular road and kanke road serve food till 10 pm at bus stands and railway stations people can enjoy tea and snacks till 11pm birsa food plaza near the railway station also closes down by 10pm it will take years for sleepy ranchi to wake up to the desire of its youth said pradeep chauhan a student at central university of jharkhand who has come from lucknow ranchi sdo sadar amit kumar has also felt the pinch i asked the hoteliers why do they shut down so early and they said not many people come at night said kumar the district administration has banned sale of liquor after 11pm restaurants can run as long as they wish to he added multiplexes in the city have however been successful in drawing more audience to night shows dhrub kushwaha cinema manager at a multiplex said night shows have average response it is basically attended by families late shows go well beyond midnight public transport is also a problem after 8pm a couple of autos can be seen at bus stand and the railway station but nowhere