Chancing upon an adivasi artist’s landscape paintings in a conversation, the architects who were curious to understand the pada’s builtform transformation asked, “Your community does not follow private land ownership logic, no? So how does one decide where to build? As in, let’s suppose you want to extend your house or build an additional house. How do you decide—Should I build here? Or should I build there? What if your neighbour has a problem?” Gesturing to the houses and open space across the verandah where they were seated, the artist continued, “So let's say the neighbour approaches you saying Padavi kaadhaychi aahe,” that is, taking out a Padavi [English translation (various as): path, award, title]. “Suppose you agree,” he continued, “But have a problem with extension on some parts of the common space for it could be required in the future. Who will come to resolve the ensuing disagreement? Gaav Pramukh,” the village head. “Elders say,” he explained the rationale, “One should have eaten a bamboo shoot flower at least twice to become eligible for decision-making in the pada! It blooms once every thirty years. I can become eligible for decision-making in the pada if my grandfather has stored Inda, the seeds from a bamboo shoot flower. Such a person then becomes Gaav Pramukh, also called Pramukh or Patil. Patil’s house is big; so is Patil’s Vaai!”