Going back to the early beginnings of her career, Chitra talks about the support she got from her father-in-law and how her learning of the practice evolved with each new project. She mentions how initially she wasn’t able to socialize and network her way properly because of simultaneously caring for her child. She then goes on to describe the growth and progress of her current office, how work advanced and a team was built gradually, starting with interns. She notes the special contributions of certain members like Deepak, who could easily manage people and conversations with contractors, and Sunil, who brought a system to their costing practices. She also recounts getting a computer which significantly streamlined their work. In terms of work distribution, she remarks how every member of the office was credited with their abilities, and clients could easily approach and demand that a particular person would work on their project. Currently, this has changed due to travel challenges, etc. 

She also talks about the time her husband resigned from his job when he was transferred to Lucknow, and how he began practicing with the firm and lending his expertise to water design. She also notes how he formalized a lot of processes once he joined and managed the office, while she went to work on sites. She then goes on to talk about the time she and her husband went to China and how they brought back the dry-toilet Chinese pan with them. They subsequently set up a dry toilet in their house. On the office setup and functioning, she mentions how the office expanded with more and more interns and more work pouring in. She notes how they were also the first firm to have an architecture website in India, and also the association she shared with Anna Heringer when she came to India. She then goes on to recall how the work in the firm grew with each new project being observed by people and appreciated for its unique approach.