Humanities, as a subject, is prescribed in the first semester of First Year B.Arch curriculum. This subject aims to introduce students to social, cultural, anthropological dimensions of human behaviour. The subject and its application as such, are far reaching and questions regarding what should be emphasized, how to conduct the subject and how to sensitize students to above concepts require constant exploration. There is a risk of using terms such as 'culture' and 'society' in a very generic level, and the challenge is to make students aware regarding their own groundedness in such phenomena and at the same time interpret the phenomena according to their understanding and potential. In other words, the central issue is how to become aware of the reality of 'Self' and the 'Phenomena' and become aware of a relationship between the two? This article is our attempt in interpreting the aims of humanities to students' level of understanding.