prime minister ab vajpayee was the first to have breakfast with mr kalam in the garden we have come to see the latest in the hospitality industry and the president is keen on keeping pace with the technology lt col ashok kini comptroller rastrapati bhavan said the main kitchen has been upgraded on par with a sevenstar hotel with special dishes on the wishes of visiting state guests available roundtheclock his personal needs are zero kini added the he completes one year in office next month the members of the household team got trained under former buckingham palace chief butler stephan hurst at leela palace mumbai known in the rashtrapati bhavan circles as divine colonel for his spiritual bent of mind lt col kini takes care of the needs of the president and his home microsoft head bill gates spiritual leaders mata amritanandamayi kanchi seer jayendra saraswathi and others have enjoyed the presidents company for a oneto one walkthetalk in his garden the north court is undergoing renovation work while the reception area has been laid with marble flooring the flora in the famous mughal gardens have some new additions as mr kalam wants not just beautiful flowers but fragrant ones too kini who hails from mangalore was hand picked for this top job following his meritorious services in the army the ageold cinema hall converted into an art theatre has been christened indra dhanush by mr kalam a childrens museum is coming up which will exhibit the gifts mr kalam received from his future laboratorieschildren the persian paintings and other artefacts in the ashoka hall have been restored bangalore call it mission shake thats what president apj abdul kalam is doing now the deer park got a facelift and special care has been rolled out to peacocks the president wants many changes times of india met the rashtrapati bhavan team which had come to bangalore to attend a hotelier and caterer trade show the hospitality staff is sent to various training programmes across the country kini said mr kalams style of functioning has stunned many staff memberswho otherwise were nailed to ageold protocol but all for rashtrapati bhavan armed with his precision weapon change tipped with his favourite warhead vision mr kalam is giving rashtrapati bhavan a spanking new look maestros including pandit jasraj amjad ali khan pandit shiv kumar sharma e gayatri and u srinivas have performed here up home