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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their 
personal experiences. 2. To  become able to Identify own strength & 
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases 
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making 
decisions for the coming future, choosing 
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by 
using correct Language
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their 
personal experiences. 2. To  become able to Identify own strength & 
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases 
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making 
decisions for the coming future, choosing 
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by 
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian, 
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab 
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his 
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in 
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia 
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and 
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from 
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a 
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New 
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. 
Designed by Hafeez Contractor
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their 
personal experiences. 2. To  become able to Identify own strength & 
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases 
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making 
decisions for the coming future, choosing 
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by 
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian, 
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab 
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his 
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in 
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia 
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and 
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from 
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a 
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New 
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. 
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of 
India. But as a school boy, he did not do 
well. From the third standard onwards, he 
seemed to have lost all interest in studies. 
He was bad at languages. He hated 
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his 
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in 
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was 
pulled up at school. He received a caning 
every week. He didn’t bother and he was 
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their 
personal experiences. 2. To  become able to Identify own strength & 
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases 
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making 
decisions for the coming future, choosing 
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by 
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian, 
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab 
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his 
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in 
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia 
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and 
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from 
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a 
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New 
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. 
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of 
India. But as a school boy, he did not do 
well. From the third standard onwards, he 
seemed to have lost all interest in studies. 
He was bad at languages. He hated 
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his 
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in 
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was 
pulled up at school. He received a caning 
every week. He didn’t bother and he was 
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life Action Loving- Hafeez ? As a school boy, Hafeez Contractor 
was more interested in games and 
playing funny pranks on others. He 
was a gang leader and would have 
gang fights. He would plan 
strategies. He was the Captain of 
school Cricket teram. Hafeez says 
that he has learned more by doing 
than from the books. As for himself, 
the school life made him a 
‘street-smart’.
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Objectives- 1. To encourage the students to share their 
personal experiences. 2. To  become able to Identify own strength & 
weakness as per own interest. 3. To understand the feelings of an individual 4. To become able to use new words and phrases 
in their own sentences. 5. To appreciate the students in making 
decisions for the coming future, choosing 
subjects, courses and careers. 6. To enable learners to express themselves by 
using correct Language Hafeez Contractor –a profile BORN ON- 19th June, 1950 in Mumbai, Maharastra. FAMILY- Parsi / Zoroastrian, Nationality : Indian, 
Mother: Roshan, who was a teacher. Father : Sorab 
Contractor , a businessman. Education-He did his 
Graduate Diploma in architecture from Mumbai in 
1975 and completed his graduation from Columbia 
University New York (USA) on a Tata scholarship and 
then went on to pursue a post graduation degree from 
Columbia University in New York. Presently, he is a 
member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New 
Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. 
Designed by Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor is a leading architect of 
India. But as a school boy, he did not do 
well. From the third standard onwards, he 
seemed to have lost all interest in studies. 
He was bad at languages. He hated 
Mathematics. He had nightmares about his 
Mathematics exam. He used to copy in 
every test until he reached Class- 11.He was 
pulled up at school. He received a caning 
every week. He didn’t bother and he was 
interested in playing and nothing else. His School life Action Loving- Hafeez ? As a school boy, Hafeez Contractor 
was more interested in games and 
playing funny pranks on others. He 
was a gang leader and would have 
gang fights. He would plan 
strategies. He was the Captain of 
school Cricket teram. Hafeez says 
that he has learned more by doing 
than from the books. As for himself, 
the school life made him a 
‘street-smart’. Special Interests ? At school, Contractor was more 
interested in other things than 
studies. If it rained outside the 
class, he would think of the 
flowing water into a dam. He 
would dream how much water 
the dam would hold. Every 
Saturday, the students were 
allowed to go to a movie. Hafeez 
was the leader and he collected 
money from students to book 
tickets.
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