He has five decades of experience of manufacturing paint and allied products. A past president of the IPA, his company has won awards for quality products, conferred by the President of India in the years 1993 and 2005 and an award from the Productivity Council for quality products in the year 1998. Mr. Khanna is an active member of the Merchants Chamber of Kanpur, IIA, FASSI and RAC of CBEC.