The conversation begins with Minakshi describing her memories of architecture and her built environment from when she was a child and she recalls a particularly significant effect that a Dussehra procession had on her. Talking about the different built environments of various cities which influenced her as a young child,  she moves on to discussing the various creative pursuits   she developed while still studying, like ceramics, and mentions how her faculty helped her hone these skills. . 

Speaking of her educational experience at the University of Pennsylvania under the guidance of Louis Isadore Kahn, she talks about the important questions she learned to address, such as, how to use a space.  Responding to a question on the impressions that the university gave her, she remarks negatively and quotes an adage that her supervisor used,  about being unable to stick around and grow under a large tree.  While discussing her different internships and work experiences, she describes the positive and negative aspects  of having worked with architects like Pravina Mehta, and institutions like NID and CEPT, etc. She dwells on her desire to renew knowledge as she talks about the changed design approaches she could have developed across the years.  Recounting the many personalities from within the field that she met with at NID, she goes into detailed accounts of the relationships she gained from closely working with them. 

One of her fond memories is the time she spent working on the IIM project headed by Ar. Kahn and having seen Indira Gandhi.  Within the fast-paced environment of the project, she gained a lot of significant experience and exposure.   She further notes how while growing up as an ambitious woman, an architecture student in the 1960s, and then as a woman practitioner, her mother’s support put her at an advantage. In response to being asked about any issues she might have faced, she mentions the few she can recall  and shares stories of gender biases at the workplace.