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An Italian man and a Swedish woman from years sharing the life of the shepherds in Rajasthan |
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| Jyoti and Nashi |
They are looked upon with such amazement and admiration not only because they speak Hindi fluently and wear the local dress so naturally. But also because, unique in that, they share the reality with the villagers and are experiencing the Indian countryside life so totally so that they have become part of it. |
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| JYOTI (Enzo Di Martino)
has been living in India since 1980, when he was 19 years old. |
| ELIN-NASHI (Elin Bolmgren)
went to India in 1996 with a desire to experience the reality behind any myth. |
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Jyoti and Nashi combine their living with the shepherds of Rajasthan, with their work of providing themselves as a doorway to rural Rajasthan’s culture and life. They are appreciated by the media and recognized as ‘unique’ by Govt. of India Tourist Office and Dep. of Tourism, Art & Culture - Gov. of Rajasthan. As part of their Project Marustali, with the collaboration and sponsor of tour operator Gränslösa Resor – Sweden, Nashi leads and guides 'Women Tours' to Rajasthan and leads the occasional workshops of Hindi course and traditional textile handicraft. For her engagement as appreciated link between the west and the east, and for her research and documentation of the shepherd life in Rajasthan, Nashi has been awarded a grant of 150.000 Swedish crowns (16.000 €) by the Swedish trust foundation ‘Iris’. |
UNIQUE GUIDANCE - Inside, Behind and Around - Local-foreign guide one in one. 
