Fragrance Walk and the Consciousness of Trees
Sun, 05 Jul
|Lal Bagh
Consciousness of Trees is a walk about the scientific community’s denial of tree consciousness and the experiments in history that have challenged this notion.
Time & Location
05 Jul 2026, 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Lal Bagh, Mavalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560004, India
About the event
In 1960's Cleve Backster had put Dracaena fragrans plant on a lie detector and saw them react in pain at the thought of him burning the plant. Only through thought.
Since then, to this day there science has banned experiments in the realm of plant consciousness, sentience or intelligence. No one has ever found a walnut shaped organ on any tree or plant and the matter remains conclusive: plant kingdom feels no pain.
This walk is about the many experiments that challenge that notion. From underground communication to travelling across continents, we attempt to look at the world through tree eyes.
These walks are one of many designed to erase tree blindness and introduce Lal Bagh’s tree diversity.
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 by 7:10 am
- Garden has parking, please arrive earlier for parking and walking to gate from parking lot.
Suggested Carry Materials
- Refillable Water Bottle (no single use plastic)
- Sun hat
- Sunglasses
- Handkerchief
- Small Basket to collect flowers/ botanicals (optional)
- Snack (optional)
- If you happen to be late, WhatsApp me for live location. No calls, as I would be amidst a very dramatic tale.
NOT ALLOWED
As per Horticulture Dept.
- DSLR cameras
- Single use plastic bottle
REFUND POLICY
No refunds. Unused tickets can be use for any future walks or transferred to a friend. Transfer to enemies is not allowed.
