Flowers of Cryptography
Sun, 17 May
|The Drafting Room - founder spaces
Flowers of Cryptography is a talk about encryption and flowers, that were once used to send secret love messages.
Time & Location
17 May 2026, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The Drafting Room - founder spaces, 136, 1st Cross Rd, KHB Colony, 5th Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560095, India
About the event
While cryptography has primarily been the domain of war, Victorian lovers have employed flowers to secretly convey love. Through flowers lovers have evaded prying eyes to convey a yearning and stoke flames of passion.
This talk looks at that history through one tragic love affair. ₹1100 (includes one non-alcoholic botanical drink) Schedule: 1 hour talk / 30 mins Q&A / 30 mins socialising
ABOUT ME
My name is Abhishek Khan. I am a research based artist, designer, and storyteller under the pen name: Hand Jobs Inc. As a designer I have designed the brand identity for General Items
I started Lalbagh.info website as a free public archive of Lal Bagh flowers. The website now hosts Flower Finder, and self-guided Fragrance Walk.
You can also subscribe to my Flower Calendar via Google Calendar here.
This is my botanical storytelling project and has been featured in
I have conducted walks in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Vancouver. I have researched, written and performed scripts like
Lores of Haunted Trees
Botany of Opium Ships
Botany of Literature
Botany of Alcohol
Botany of Psychedelics
Botany of Lovemaking
Mafia of House Plants
INSTRUCTIONS
Please arrive 15 minutes earlier. Late entry is not allowed.
Parking is at Baby Mona Park. Please account for time to park and walk to venue.
Venue is Pizza Express building. First floor.
REFUND POLICY
No refunds. Unused tickets can be use for future talks of same value or transferred to a friend. Transfer to enemies is not allowed.
Drafting Room, Koramangala
