prosenjit chatterjee tells ct why its good for body mind and spirit i cant do without greenery around me even a speck of green excites me the sitting arrangement in my office has been done in such a way that i can directly look into my garden whenever i feel like gardening for me is a passion that only grew with time it is good for our body and soul walking barefoot on the grass especially in the morning is beneficial for health i do that very often during winter i distinctly remember our old house in dum dum that was surrounded by a huge garden as a kid i used to spend a lot of time taking care of the plants just opposite our place there was a cookpine tree commonly called christmas tree that i used to admire we dont get to see such properties these days i had been looking for a house like that for the longest time till i zeroed in on this one in ballygunge this house had a few garages before which i got demolished to make space for a garden i planted a row of casuarinas right from the main gate till the entrance i also got a pine tree we are going to decorate it when my son mishuk is home during xmas like every traditional bengali household tulsi plant is a must at my place theres nothing more thrilling than growing vegetables and having them fresh from the garden that reminds me of an interesting anecdote in 1992 i directed a film called purushottam for which rd burman had scored the music once dada invited me for lunch at his mumbai flat as we sat down to eat a chilli plant beside the dining table caught my attention i realized he loved to pluck fresh chillies to have with his meal in metros where the pollution rate is too high i feel every child should be made aware of the importance of trees ive made it compulsory for mishuk to water the plants when he is home