She recalls her impressions on having heard architect, Charles Correa’s talk as a student in 1964 and subsequently trained under him when she learned about prominent women architect figures like Pravina Mehta from the municipality. She describes working with architects Mahendra Raj and other notable architects during her training at the Punjab University architect’s office as a senior student. She expands on the first times she witnessed citizen participation in the development of projects and the active pace at which the Delhi Development Authority and the NDMC kept up and her experiences with the agencies. She mentions the large scheme projects she was involved in its execution process. She recalls the city master plan for segregating land uses, under the guidance of the Ford Foundation. She recalls buying her first car since, 1977. After practicing for about 12 years, she put in her application (SPA) under the influence of the head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Planning and Architecture. Of the many class interactions she had with the professor, and many of her faculty members and acquaintances (such as Revathi Kamath), she remembers some of the cherished lessons and experiences. When she went back to DDA after graduating, she engaged in survey work for the second master plan that went underway. She describes her role, experiences, and the pivotal learning outcomes about the poor or informal sector housing in Delhi she gained in the planning exercise. She concludes by describing the subsequent projects she took on as a planner at DDA.