Helena originally from Sweden finally settled down in 1998 Rajasthan after travelling almost the entire globe and started her work with community projects in Rural areas of Rajasthan and other regions in INDIA, she spent couple of years working in with community projects and it was during this time she met the fascinating world of craftsmanship in villages, crafting beautiful products using ancient craft & traditions.  Helena’s deep rooted passion for Art & Craft found a new home in Rajasthan where Art & Craft has it ancient roots because of its ancient traditions and cultural heritage. 

Helena’s  becharming and charismatic personalities attracts many a friends and personalities from different sphere of life designers, artists, artisans, Musicians , Craftsman, Geologist, Teacher of Yoga, manufacturers ,owners of Export houses producing Jewelry and Gemstones, Textiles, Porsline and Vintage Furniture to name a few.

Her bonding with families in Rajasthan and support from her family in Sweden inspired her to start her own venture  in 2012 Rajasthan to promote Rajasthan’s rich artisanal heritage which offers some of the world’s most authentic craftmanship, both ancient and contemporary  which is found in such abundance and diversity. 

Beside her work with sourcing, manufacturing and exporting from Rajasthan, Helena love to guide Tour groups during winter season in Rajasthan and a couple of thousand people met Helena in INDIA. 

She says “It is a fascinating journey in my life, working and living in this region  as it is totally different  from other parts of the World, and  it  still fascinates me in an amazing way as there is no such country as India  which can move your heart and mind in such a way that it can capture you forever.

The way of life is unique, living cultural heritage so diverse and colorful, some traditions can be traced back a couple of thousands years, here life is to be celebrated in every aspect of Indian culture. To embrace life in all its form is often manifested in colorful festivals as well as during the important phases in life, at theme of birth, marriage and death". 

Helena informs "The History of India is incredible and very ancient; archeological findings in the west of India are from one of the oldest civilization in the World. The Indus Valley Civilization, are noted for their developed housing plans, urban planning and drainage systems etc and new techniques used in handicraft and metallurgy work. A couple of centuries before Jesus Christ, an ancient culture flourished, during which time mankind was already searching for our true nature and had philosophical thoughts and knowledge about the universe and mankind’s existence. Great Hindu empires were highly developed,  some of them (250BCE) had already developed a governance system with laws to protect flora, fauna and wildlife. 

This region has an ancient history which has  gone through various phases/up heavels in time. Many great Hindu kingdoms were wealthy and words of their richness and prosperity attracted foreign invaders  who  looted India for centuries until they settled Down , some of them established vast  empires and richness which is among the  wealthiest and powerful  in the entire the subcontinent  at that time. 

Amazing artifacts and historical places can be found all over India from this era and before invasion It is not only in the heritage sights and monuments that you can see signs from the past, as people continued to embrace their cultural heritage and only integrated some foreign influence, this ancient cultural heritage can still be found in artifacts, culture, music, dance, crafts and textiles, in fact in almost everything and everywhere.

This is fascinating and unique in this world today, to meet a culture so rich, vibrant and colorful, still being so lively  and embraced by people and it is surely a life experience to witness. 

Helena from TROLLHATTAN SWEDEN