Purnima Mehta talks about her childhood, her personality growing up and the things that interested her as a kid, noting how she was a sickly child who was very dreamy and imaginative. Since she stayed inside her home a lot, she remarks how this had an impact on her current profession somehow, given the nature of her solitary interests. Thinking about key moments in her young life, she talks about learning drawing and part with a passion, and talks about her teacher who made an impression on her. She then goes on to detail her experience of deciding to get into architecture and the people who nudged her towards the field. She describes the whole process of getting into CEPT University, liking the campus, being the only girl in her class, as well as other experiences as a student. Recalling her time at the University, she mentions how she started going to the office at a Mumbai-based firm, and shares the details of how the experience helped her grow. She notes how the senior architects at the office showed her many tricks of the trade and how she felt good about the independence she felt. She then goes on to talk about joining a much bigger firm in her fourth year of college to gain experience and how that was a vastly different work environment. She also worked with Hasmukh Patel at his office and mentions gaining immense exposure through these experiences. She then recalls the surprising way in which Jaimini Mehta and her engagement began, first professionally, and then how it took a turn when they got married. She notes how the change of circumstances didn’t affect her studies and growing career and talks about her following life post marriage in detail. She also shares comments about the employment and internship situation at the time and then describes her work ethic and approach briefly.