On your wedding day, you deserve to look your best.

Swimming is one of the best forms of exercise. It requires you to use many of the muscles in your body, for building strength and endurance and is beneficial for your metabolism and the cardiovascular system.

Certain trends last and for good reason -- retro being the perfect example since, once again this year, there are plenty of vintage-style models to choose from.

On a sunny spring Sunday in Spain, travelling out of Madrid by train accompanied by Senora Etelvina Ramirez, a senior Spanish Advocate, a person hugely interested in almost any subject under the sun and an incorrigible culture vulture, we got off at Alcala de Henares, only 35 kilometers from northeast of the capital.

We often neglect to drink as much water as our bodies require. During the summer months especially, this can lead to de-hydration, if our water intake is less than water loss. The young and the elderly are more susceptible to this condition.

This Week's Horoscope

Another year, another boishakh.Time to bid adieu to the old and welcome in the new. For most of us, this means a day of celebration.

Spring is rolling by, and the scorching summer heat is upon us. So is Pohela Boishakh, the month of nor'westers when the heat of summer is washed away with a gust of cool wind and pouring rains.

The days of Boishakh are long and languid, interspersed with thunderstorms and cold showers that refresh the mind, body and soul.

A typical Bengali new year lunch may comprise the following items. These are rice, fish curry, daal, shaak bhaji, chutney, meat, etc.

The foundation of Bangla cooking depends not so much on special techniques or expensive ingredients, but on the flavourings, especially, locally grown herbs and spices.

The last two days of Chaitra (the last month of the Bengali calendar) and the first day of Boishaki (Bengali New Year's Day), makes the three day combined festivities of the Boishabi revelry by the aadibasi tribes of Chittagong Hill Tracts.

The newly married brides of the tribe serve the youths with homemade rice wine and encouragements.

Music Theory primer with the Professor. Saad Chowdhury will be conducting a series of classes that will cover some of the basics of Western music theory and its possible uses in a performance scenario.

Pohela Boishakh calls for a change of style for all Bangladeshi people. With that in mind, Noborupa's new collection is designed keeping these two things in mind.

The quintessential red and white has been revamped and is all set to blow fashion sirens for Boishakh. Pohela Boishakh is no longer limited to a hearty breakfast and a morning spent at the 'Botomul' musical soiree.

There is something undeniably magical about the onset of Boishakh; the sticky, humid air echoing the debris of the past year ravaging one's soul, which is washed away by the cathartic downpour following the magnificent Boishakhi thunderstorm.

Last September's runway shows revealed the trends of Spring-Summer 2015, including denim; military-inspired prints, colors and tailoring; and flowers galore in embroidery, prints and 3D details.

Be it our laziness or the fear of not being able to have midnight snacks after brushing at night, we often neglect to brush our teeth before going to bed.

This Week's Horoscope