PERCEPTIONS
Usually it is us that get interviewed for jobs, today
we decided to reverse the tables and do a quick getting to know each other,
explore the perceptions we have about each other and about the place we work.
Characters:
AT: Aishwarya Tipnis
VJ: Vaibhav Jain
VB: Vaswati Bhattacharya
AA: Ananya Asthana
AJ: Aashi Jain
We
designed a set of questions and all answered them separately to find how much
or how little we know about ATA and AT!
1.
Why
did your start ATA?
VJ: She wanted to do conservation, but not
necessarily monuments and so she started her own practice to do some
interesting projects.
VB: I think it was because she always wanted to do
something of her own.
AA: Because she didn’t want to compromise her ethics
and principles, maybe?
AJ: Because she had her own identity which, she knew,
could be conveyed only when her individuality is retained.
AT:
Because the market didn’t have any jobs for me, so I invented one for myself.
2.
If
you weren’t an architect, what would you be?
VJ: Chartered accountant
VB: A lawyer
AA: A lawyer or a journalist
AJ: Writer
AT:
I would have worked in intelligence.
3.
Which
is your favorite project and why?
VJ: Old MCR
VB: Old MCR
AA: Seth Ram Lal Khemka Haveli, because I love the
way it’s heritage envelope has been restored so sensitively. That is definitely
one project I wish I could have been a part of.
AJ: Seth Ram Lal Khemka Haveli, (Why? Have you really
even seen the before-after photographs?)
AT:
Every project brings new lessons and there is a special place in my heart for
each.
4.
Which
color defines you the best?
VJ: Green
VB: Royal Blue
AA: Yellow
AJ: White
AT:
White
5.
Your
kind of place is…
VJ: Dehradun
VB: Kolkata
AA: Hills, fireplace and lots of books
AJ: Rustic with a tinge of nature (Read: Historic
Towns)
AT:
Calm and serene, without internet.
6.
You’re
most comfortable wearing…
VJ: Saree
VB: Salwar Kameez
AA: Salwar Suit
AJ: Saree
AT:
My honesty.
7.
Favorite
food…
VJ: Italian
VB: Non-Vegetarian Chinese Food
AA: Chinese
AJ: Italian Food
AT:
Mum’s food.
8.
On
a Sunday, we’ll find you…
VJ: Working
VB: Dining with her closest friends
AA: Watching Netflix
AJ: with coffee and a good book
AT:
Grocery Shopping.
9.
5
songs on your playlist
VJ: ‘Yaariyan’ Cocktail, ‘Mana ki hum yaar nahin’
Meri pyaari Bindu, ‘Dil se re’ Dil Se, ‘Do naina aur ek kahani’ Masoom
VB: ‘Mujhe chod do, Mere haal pe’ Lootera, ‘Dil hai
chota sa’ Roja, ‘Do dil mil rahe hai’ Pardes
AA: ‘Mana ki hum yaar nahin’ Meri pyaari Bindu, ‘Jab
koi baat bigad jaye’ Jurm, ‘Yaariyan’ Cocktail
AJ: I have no idea about this one
AT:
It keeps changing every day. Today it’s ‘Everything I do’ Bryan Adams, ‘These
are a few of my favorite things’ The sound of music, ‘Yaariyan’ Cocktail, ‘Yellow’
Coldplay and ‘That thing you do’ The Wonders
10. What era would you like to be reborn
in?
VJ: The British Era
VB: The Colonial Era
AA: Around 17th century, like the
Industrial Revolution
AJ: Maybe the Baroque-Rococo Era
AT:
1930’s
11. Which 3 qualities defines you the
best:
VJ: Ambitious, Caring and Fun
VB: Ambitious, Caring and Methodical
AA: Ambitious, Empathetic and Methodical
AJ: Ambitious, Assertive and Fun
AT:
Ambitious, Strict and Empathetic
12. One word questions:
·
Money
or Passion : Passion
·
Good
book or Good movie : Both
·
Morning
or Evening : Midnight
·
Chai
or coffee : Coffee
·
Cats
or Dogs : Neither
·
Delhi
or Mumbai : Both, maybe also Calcutta
·
Summers
or Winters : Spring
and Autumn
·
Comedy
or Horror : Comedy
·
Sweet
or Salty : Salty
·
Phone
or Computer : Notebook
and Sketchbook
We at ATA believe in working in a small team, without
any borders, where we can talk about anything under the sun and ask questions
and laugh about the silliest things!
Keep looking out for this space in case you want to
be part of our team, we usually post our vacancies here!