Roadside flavours Piping hot kharorey ka soup and spicy fish on a chilly night. These are some of the roadside flavours to be savoured in this season Jasmine Singh The nip in the air is getting pronounced. It's time to curl under warm woolies and dig into some piping hot delicacies. So, which are the foods that come to your mind when you think of chilly evenings. Soups. Hot, spicy, bland, all sorts. The minute, the warm viscous thing touches your throat making its way into your stomach, what warm relief it gives! Spicing it up with soup at a rehri in the city Photo: Vinay Malik

Oh boy, we're out of the mess! The much-hyped Night Food Street is all set to add some spice to campus nights and may offer stiff competition to the bland mess menu Neha Walia For all those who think that Chandigarh lacks its own authentic flavour, you're in for a pleasant treat. The much talked about Night food street is here to spice up your taste buds and well, the city now has its own version of Dilli ka Chandni Chowk.

STREET SMART: Students enjoying paranthas at the Night Food Street-14 Photo: Pradeep Tewari

Sun, semesters and silence

Students making the most of a bright patch to prepare for the December exams in Panjab University on Tuesday Lifestyle photo: Pradeep Tewari

Academics meets aesthetics
Mumbai-based folk and film playback singer Shailesh Shrivastva chats about reality shows, rasa and rhythm
S.D. Sharma
Music is closely allied to the tastes of the people from generation to generation and subjected to substantial changes to accommodate the alien influences of other music traditions over the centuries. But Indian music, with all its genres, has been reigning supreme,” maintains Shailesh Shrivastva, the Mumbai-based folk and film playback singer.

Fusion tunes
City-based Hari Singh and Sukhmani Malik try to strike different musical notes
Ashima Sehajpal
IF the basic idea is to create soulful music, then relax; everything else is bound to follow. Fame, adulation and appreciation, of course will be at your doorstep. Realisation of this will be better when you’ll hear every music lover hum and enjoy your music. Hari Singh and Sukhmani Malik, a musical duo from the city aimed to do the same too when they formed a band just a month back.

Bond and batman
James Bond star Daniel Craig has dismissed reports that he is going to play the Norse god Thor in a movie adaptation of the Marvel comic book. Earlier, media reports had claimed the British star was being roped in for the project, which is the latest comic book adventure to make its to the big screen after adaptations like Batman, Superman and Spiderman.

Alien acceptance Singer Barbra Streisand 'embraced' George Bush as she was presented with the Kennedy Center Honor by the US President- whom she had once called "an alien sent here to destroy the Earth." The two-time Academy Award-winner, who had blamed Bush for stealing the 2000 election and mishandling the Iraq war, was said to be "genuinely touched by the nation's top artsy accolade."
The 2008 Kennedy Center Honorees actor Morgan Freeman and Barbra Streisand pose for a photo after receiving their awards at a gala dinner at the US State Department in Washington. Photo: Reuters

Divorce donations Madonna is reportedly set to hand out 32 million pounds to ex-hubby Guy Ritchie as part of the divorce package. The Rock n Rolla director is said to receive 12 million pounds in cash in his account in addition to having ownership of the Queen of Pop's 20 million pound Ashcombe House country estate in Wiltshire. The Brit will further hold on to his 3 million pound Punchbowl pub as the Material Girl keeps their London marital abode, reports a newspaper.

Christmas crunch Kate Hudson has revealed that she could not ignore the hard-hitting credit crunch, and so decided to spend less extravagantly on Christmas presents. The Almost Famous actor said that she could not help but feel the 'weird' time and was restraining from shelling out too much in the economic adversity. "I think it's a really weird time and I think that everyone is feeling it," she was quoted as telling reporters at a LA press conference.

One man, woman Hollywood actor Eva Mendes, who is dating producer George Gargurevich, thinks belonging to a man is sexy. The Trust The Man actor stated that although she is career oriented she loves being looked after by her beau, and life would be boring without belongingness. "The flip side to this strong career woman you see is a woman who loves being her man's woman. It's just sexy to belong to a man," Eva said.

Fashion digitalised Functions in digital watches are like pockets on a pair of cargo trousers. They seem to have great functional value, are rarely used yet are oh so cool! There’s the back light, the very useful alarm, the never used, never understood, yet rabidly desired, chronograph along with the millions of other functions. Fastrack, true to its practice of keeping its nose to the ground, presents great options for digital watches.

I SPEAK
Wish grant-ed
The central government recently granted Rs 100 crore to Panjab University. What frills and fun facilities on the campus would youngsters like to see the money being spent on? We ask the students and let their imagination run wild.