All about Easter Easter isn't just about one day of feasting. Here's the Easter "calendar"...

Ash Wednesday - This marks the beginning of Lent* (a period of fasting and sacrifice, that symbolises the 40 days Jesus Christ spent in the desert, fasting and praying for the sins of mankind); church-goers receive a symbolic cross mark of ash on their foreheads.

Palm Sunday - It is the Sunday before Easter and the day that Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem (after fasting on the mountain for 40 days). Locals welcomed him by laying down their cloaks and waving palm fronds.

Maundy Thursday - The Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar was insecure that everyone was following Jesus Christ and his teachings. The Jewish high priests felt he had blasphemed traditional laws and so they conspired to crucify Jesus Christ.

Good Friday - This is the most solemn day observed by Christians all over. On this day. Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross.

Easter Sunday - It is said that Jesus Christ was resurrected from

Even if you've got a top-of-the-line stovetop, an electric chimney and a
fire extinguisher in place, your kitchen may not be all that safe. Here are
some tips to help you make it danger-proof...

• Stow away a first-aid kit and
  a fire blanket in one of your cabinets.
• Ensure that there's a
  distance of at least 3ft between your cooking range and refrigerator.
  Electricity and fire never mix well.
• Never allow electric cords to
  trail on the countertop or the floor. There may be wet ingredients or water spills that may trigger short-circuits.
• Do not climb on countertops
  to reach overhead lofts. Use a step-stool instead. It's a safer, easier
  climb.
• Store your knives with their
  sharp edges inside a wooden knife block (you can find these at any quality
  departmental store).
• Check fortnightly for any
  breaks and cuts on electric cords.
• Clean up wet spillages
  instantly; always allow the floor to dry before walking on it.
• Avoid using multiple plugs
  and extensions cords - they overload the circuits

By Payal Puri

Health and happiness may be the foundations for a good life, but factor in today's life realities - relationships, money, parenting, schools, in-laws, career, commuting, competition - and being happy seems a utopian dream, something to postpone for the "future".

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But this is no longer an option; not when strain and fatigue are telling on your everyday life; on your productivity and your mood. It's happening to every single one of us. As we navigate difficult personal and professional terrain, keeping our physical and emotional balance has become trickier than ever. We argue more, cry more and stress more. We're more anxious, irritable and short-tempered. And we often feel like we aren't doing things that we should; things for which we no longer have the energy.'

There are no easy solutions to life's big issues, and we do not claim to have them for you. What we do have, instead, is a tangible

Conditioners are like cold creams or moisturising lotion for your hair. Just as you need moisturisers to keep your skin soft and glowing, you need conditioners to keep your hair soft and shiny.

'Everybody needs conditioner. Use just a little, but do use it, even if you have oily hair. There are special non-greasy conditioners in the market formulated for oily hair types,' says Pune-based hairstylist and salon owner Fazila Ashar.

Why use conditioner?

'Every hair root has an oil gland. Each hair on our head stands separately because the oil from the gland coats each strand. When the oil from the natural oil glands is not able to reach and cover the whole length of the strand, hair becomes dry and damaged, leading to hair fall. That's why you need conditioners to nourish the entire strand, from root to tip. Especially for treated hair - whether you have got them permed, straightened or coloured - conditioner is not optional, it is an absolute must,' says Dr Shehla Agarwal, a Delhibased

Five real-life couples share stories of how they found true love the second time round. Read the FIFTH and last story and get inspired.

Read the first three stories here:

• Dreams are made of these
• Those were the best days of my life
• Life comes full circle
• It was meant to be

5. My happy ending

I have always loved films with fairy-tale endings and one of my favourite films is The American President. I like these movies not just because of the actors portraying the roles, I like them more because they depict the old cliche love overcomes any obstacle and transcends any divide. Little did I realise that my life would follow a similar path. After a very difficult first marriage that ended in an annulment, I had been determined to not open myself to any man.

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In fact, only a handful knew that my marriage had ended in 2001. I then focussed my life on raising my son Miggy, who you could say, was the only man in my life. Thankfully, I was

Five real-life couples share stories of how they found true love the second time round. Read the THIRD story and get inspired.

Read the first three stories here:

• Dreams are made of these
• Those were the best days of my life
• Life comes full circle

4. It was meant to be

It took time, and they went through a lot before they found each other and true
love. Maithili, a Mumbai-based dermatologist, was divorced from her husband and
fellow doctor, in 2004. It was a relationship that lasted almost 12 years we
were married for nearly five years. But the marriage did not work out.
Friendship, respect and communication are critical aspects of a husband-wife
relationship. I think we stopped being friends after our marriage. Also, in India, it is
always a marriage between two families, and equations change, says Maithili. It
was painful. But in hindsight, I think that this was all destiny, and happened
because I was meant to meet Nikhil. Looking at the positives Nikhil, a lawyer
in Delhi, fell
in

Five real-life couples share stories of how they found true love the second time round. Read the THIRD story and get inspired.

Read the first & second story here:

• Dreams are made of these
• Those were the best days of my life

3. Life comes full circle

When you ask 50-year-old Tejdeep Kaur Menon, the Additional Director General of Police (Sports) Andhra Pradesh, about remarrying she says firmly, I had lost complete faith in my former husband, but never in marriage itself. In journalist Amarnath Menon, 58, she found what she describes as someone more than a soul mate. No less endearing to her is the relationship that he shares with her son Shabad Pratihast, 25, a student at IIM Kolkata. Amarnath never viewed me as just myself. My son has always been part of all his decisions concerning us. The equation is perfect. But someone I really miss in it is my daughter, Bani, who I lost to cancer a few years ago, says Tejdeep.

Rough times

Tejdeep Kaur divorced her former husband after an almost

Five real-life couples share stories of how they found true love the second time round. Read the second story and get inspired.

Read the first story here:

• Dreams are made of these

Christine was 18 (she's now 65) when she married Dr Anirudha Patel, a dental surgeon in London. She had passed her pre-med exams two years ahead of time, and was looking for a job till she joined college. His wife had died during an asthma attack, leaving behind a two-year-old son, Viren. Anu was intelligent and well-read, mature in comparison to the boys I had been dating! Of course he was a bit of a flirt! He asked me out a couple of times, when he proposed, I said yes, says Christine. Despite all odds my mother was bitterly against the marriage.

I was a brilliant student and she didn't want me to give up my studies for marriage. He was much older than me (I was 18, he was 32). My mother also could not digest the fact that I, being British, was marrying an Indian. There was strong objection from