🌐 Q&A [FREE]: Growing a Global Literary Festival and the Power of the Arts For Social Change with Sanjoy K. Roy

​How can we use the Arts as a beacon for connection and social change? What role do festivals like the Jaipur Literature Festival play in shaping the literary landscape and local communities?

​The Jaipur Literary Festival has seen astonishing growth since its inception in 2006. It is the largest festival in the Asian Pacific region, attracting half a million visitors from around the world. The festival has since expanded to the US and Europe. 

​Sanjoy K. Roy is a visionary entrepreneur in the arts, celebrated for founding and managing the Jaipur Literature Festival. As the Managing Director of Teamwork Arts, Roy curates festivals in 42 cities worldwide, including Jaipur Literary Festival and is driven by a desire for creating social change through connection and creativity. 

​Join us for a conversation with Sanjoy as we discuss the impact of literary festivals on the global writing community, the power of storytelling in fostering cultural understanding and dialogue and how Art and artists can enable social change in their communities.

​We’ll also explore:

• ​How the Jaipur Literature Festival has evolved and its impact on the literary world

• ​Tips for emerging writers looking to participate in literary festivals

• ​The role of arts and culture in social impact and community building

• ​The creative process behind organizing festivals on a global scale

​About Sanjoy K. Roy 

​Sanjoy K. Roy, an entrepreneur of the arts, is Managing Director of Teamwork Arts which produces over 33 festivals in 42 cities and 17 countries, including the world’s largest literary gathering, the Jaipur Literature Festival and its international editions. He is a founder-trustee of Salaam Baalak Trust, working to provide support services for street and working children in the inner city of Delhi where over 1,30,000 children have benefited from education, training and residential services.

​Roy is the Co-chair of the Art and Culture Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and former President of the Event and Entertainment Management Association. He lectures at, and works in collaboration with, leading universities across the world and has been conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa by the University of York, UK, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the arts and society.

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