Guest bio
- The man behind the Jaipur Literature Festival, the biggest literary gathering in the world.
- Associated with Teamwork Arts, he has seen the festival's journey become a Harvard case study.
- Argues that art and culture can help solve social and economic challenges, and sees food as a great unifier.
Sanjoy Roy is the man behind the Jaipur Literature Festival, the biggest literary gathering in the world and now a worldwide movement, and is associated with Teamwork Arts. The festival's origins and journey have become a Harvard case study. His work explores the monetary value of culture, the connection between art and business, and technology as a force for good, and he argues that art and culture can help solve many of the world's social and economic challenges. He sees food as one of the great unifiers of people.
Show notes
Introducing Money Majlis XTRA, a once-in-a-while episode that has nothing to do with banking, finance and money, but everything to do with my other passions : music, art, culture, books, films, travel, food and sports. Because life is much much more than just work!
In this inaugural episode of Money Majlis XTRA, we meet Sanjoy Roy, the man behind Jaipur Literature Festival, the biggest literary gathering in the world and a worldwide movement now.
We explore the origins and the journey of JLF, a Harvard case study, the monetary value of culture, the connection between art and business and how technology is a force for good.
In this fascinating episode, listen to Sanjoy Roy explain how art and culture can solve many of the world’s social and economic challenges and why food is such a big unifier.
For more on JLF, please log into www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org
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