 They included Bhagvati Masher and Kantilal Mehta, who worked as interpreters; Nandlal Dosajh, a psychologist; N. Prabhudas, an economist who conducted the land use survey; and Jerome D'Souza as cook.In the second year of research, the team also included an Indian assistant, Tahera, as well as Americans Grace Langley and John Koos.Her preparations were aided by her friendship with Gautam Sarabhai, a Gujarati Indian she had met in New York who assisted her in learning Hindustani.