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 DOCUMENTING and COLLECTING
This Base will house the project of documenting items and various aspects of daily life trough photography, and of collecting garments, jewellery and everyday-life utensils from the rural areas.
With particular attention to the shepherd castes: Gurjar (cow shepherds) and Raika/Rabari (camel shepherds), the goal is to preserve the knowledge about the rural people of Rajasthan which lifestyle, traditions and crafts are drawing on their last breath, and to help to preserve the knowledge about the history and such values that they themselves feel worth to preserve.
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PRODUCTION
To preserve the knowledge of the making of rural traditional items (especially textile and embroidery), the Base intends to house a production centre which, maintaining alive the handicraft tradition may also create a source of income in rural areas, especially for women.
POINT OF REFERENCE FOR VISITORS
Offering guidance by Jyoti and Nashi: 'The Key to India', the Base would have the opportunity of making it easier for foreign visitors, as an important link between two different worlds. Giving the unique chance of a deep contact with the people, their life and culture.
Offering also crash courses in Hindi (the language and its use), and courses in the traditional handicrafts.
In cooperation with schools and universities, companies, aid organisations and NGO's, the base can be used by students or workers as a starting point for own research and work.
NOMAD CARAVAN
Beside the Base, Marustali Org. is planning a 'pastoral caravan' travelling in the surrounding, which visitors to the Base can join to get a glimpse of the traditional nomadic life of the shepherds.
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