Tanu goes into detail about a day in the life of Hema Sankalia during the prime time of her career when she was working multiple roles of mother and practitioner and so on. He always noticed how she started her morning with tea and then a beedi. She dressed in a saree every day and kept an orderly schedule and disciplined surroundings. Tanu talks about how in the initial years, she drove herself to work in her Fiat and at times would take her children on a trip from Bombay to Pune. He talks about her hobbies like reading and writing, which she had lesser time for in her mid-40s. He also recalls how she was meticulous about organizing her space and how she kept a daily journal that mostly carried personal thoughts. He further describes her other strong interests apart from architecture, such as spirituality. 

Speaking of her social circles, he recalls how Hema Sankalia significantly cherished relationships and had friends of varying backgrounds and ages while being popular with her nieces as well. He dwells on the maternal influences he and his sibling had apart from his mother. In response to a question on the factors behind Hema setting up a base in Madhya Pradesh, he begins by stating that it began when she pursued the Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation (EPCO)  project in MP and simply could not have afforded to set up a secondary office in those days. He talks about how she landed the projects in MP and the associations that supported her with the leads and that she also had familial links there. This led her to pursue her dream home in the hilly regions of MP. He also notes all the places she was fond of including Pune and brings up her affection for hilly regions.