The first chapter of Conscious Guwahati at Conscious Cities Festival 2021 explores the perceived challenges of the city space; how indigenous housing, building structures, and corners are relevant for the community’s well-being; the status of sustainable designs in the city and the designing spaces that promote gender equity. Session 1 is a virtual tete-a-tete with Aishwarya Narayana (Director of R & D at the Centre for Conscious Design and the Director of Strategy for Conscious Design Kalpa) and Maria Monica Selvaraj (Architect and Urban Researcher; Community Engagement and Communications Lead for the Centre for Conscious Design; Director for Operations and Chapter lead for Conscious Design Kalpa) about their thoughts on what Conscious Cities are, theme development for this year’s CCF, how the city chapters have evolved in time with a specific focus on Conscious Bengaluru. Session 2 is an interview with Avinibesh Sharma, who is a professional art conservator-restorer working for Tata Trusts Art Conservation Initiative and Founder of Vintage Assam. His efforts in creating empathetic spaces within the city echo connecting intergenerational through heritage storytelling. He mentions the restoration of his ancestral house in Majkuri Village, where his grandfather’s radio room has been converted into a study room for children and community get-togethers. As a person and a professional, he is actively ensuring that accessibility to Vintage Assam resources remains equal to all with only a click away through phones. Session 3 is a conversation with Ranjib Baruah, who is a Principal Architect and Managing Partner at Designers Plenum. He has been practising in Guwahati for 32 years. Baruah has completed and engaged in heritage conservation works such as Chandrakanta Handique Bhawan at Jorhat, Four Heritage Buildings of Cotton College, and Christ Church of Panbazaar Guwahati in 2016-17. R. Baruah extends his thoughts on how more open spaces can be created in Guwahati, some solutions to inflated main arteries of the city, on sustainable lifestyle, and on balancing a fast urbanizing Guwahati with a unique identity shaped by sustainable options. Conscious Guwahati Chapter Representative, Shravani Bhattacharyya a Psychologist and Psychotherapist, shares pilot findings from a preliminary City Perception Questionnaire that she is developing. The questionnaire gathers responses directly from the residents living in Guwahati.