ABSTRACT
Shimul Javeri Kadri decided she wanted to be an architect when she was only 13 years old. She belonged to a family of professionals living in Mumbai, being the youngest of three sisters. Her father was a chartered accountant and mother was a practising gynaecologist. One of her older sisters is a medical doctor and the other a chartered accountant. Shimul Javeri’s father did not think very highly of the profession of architecture and tried to persuade her to take up medicine as she was an excellent student in high school. In fact, Javeri Kadri was a topper in the 12th standard. She was rebellious by nature and was determined to explore architecture. She believed that its combination of science and arts was a great option and a challenge.
