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Bengaluru gets cherry blossom vibes as Pink Poui blooms across the city; best places to visit |

Bengaluru is unfolding its flair for drama as spring rolls in. It’s the months of February and March, when the city does what locals lovingly call a proper “clean up.” Overnight, streets turn magically pink, and during these a few fleeting weeks, the entire neighbourhoods are dusted in blush. Balconies double up as viewing decks….

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Japan Cherry Blossom Festival: This Japan town brings the curtain down on its 10-year-old cherry blossom festival to protect the dignity of its citizens |

Japanese authorities in Fujiyoshida, a picturesque town near Mount Fuji, have cancelled their annual cherry blossom festival this year, citing an unmanageable surge in tourist numbers that has begun to seriously affect daily life for locals. The decision brings an abrupt end to a decade-old spring event that had turned the town into one of…

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The Scent of Purpose: Blossom Kochhar’s Journey from Kitchen Table to Factory Floor

In this CXO Connect conversation with Prasad Sanyal, beauty pioneer Dr Blossom Kochhar looks back at four decades of building India’s aromatherapy movement—from hand-blending creams on her kitchen table to shaping the country’s wellness education ecosystem. When your name is Blossom, destiny doesn’t really do nuance. It arrives in full bloom. Her father, a coffee…

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