Green is his colour

All signs of professional hands at work, we quiz the director of the Durga Das Foundation.

8220;Actually, the landscaping is all part of my doing,8221; Khanna puts across modestly. We prod further.

8220;When we were setting up the school, we decided against hiring specialists,8221; says the educationist who put his own ideas to action. 8220;I have always loved being adventurous with the greens,8221; says Atul who remembers getting his hands dirty in the lawns at home when growing up.

8220;I love the plants to follow me around, which is why you8217;ll see them everywhere. I experiment a lot with different varieties as well,8221; he says.

So what got him interested in gardening? 8220;The fact that I love nature but I picked up the nuances along the way,8221; answers the director who loves bottle palms.

And though he has packed schedules that leave him little time to spare, Atul looks forward to pottering around whenever he can 8212; be it at school or at home. 8220;It8217;s also a great stress buster for me!8221;

Atul wraps up as he goes about inspecting his greens on the campus.

With winter all set in, he8217;s got some makeover plans we hear!