About JLF Toronto

In 2019, Teamwork Arts, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival, brought to Canada, a celebration of literature and the power of dialogue. In 2020 & 2021, we pivoted to a virtual festival showcasing South Asia’s unique literary heritage and Canada’s diverse literary legacy.

On November 19 & 20, 2022, JLF Toronto will once again showcase Canadian talent and embrace international voices through diversity and inclusivity. Virtual doors will open wide to authors, poets and thinkers from across Canada and beyond to share with us their ideas, insights and poetic expressions. JLF Toronto 2022 will be A Literary Love Letter to Canada and continue to engage and connect audiences of all ages through informative, meaningful, and intercultural conversations.

  • Festival Directors: Namita Gokhale & William Dalrymple
  • Festival Producer: Sanjoy K. Roy
  • Executive Producer, JLF Toronto: Suraj Dhingra
  • Executive Director, JLF Toronto: Srinka Wallia

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JLF Toronto 2022 Advisors:

  • Adele Robertson
  • Ankit Pahwa
  • Melanie Hurley
  • Neera & Deepak Chopra
  • Poonam Mathur
  • Sarabjit Marwah
  • Suzy and Len Rodness

Land Acknowledgement

JLF Toronto respectfully acknowledges the sacred land on which we operate is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.


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Directors & Producer

Sanjoy K. Roy

Sanjoy K. Roy

Managing Director - Teamwork Arts (Producer)

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William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple

Writer, Historian & Festival Director

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Namita Gokhale

Namita Gokhale

Writer, Publisher & Festival Director

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Teamwork Arts

From Concept to Curation and Design to Production

Teamwork Arts is a highly versatile production company with roots in the performing arts, social action and the corporate world.  For over 30 years, Teamwork Arts has taken India to the world and brought the world to India, presenting the finest of Indian performers, writers, change-makers and visual artistes in the knowledge and arts space in India and abroad.

Every year, we produce over 33 festivals in 42 cities and 17 countries in the fields of performing & visual arts and literature; our venues include Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK and USA as well as many eclectic festivals across India. We produce the world's largest literary gathering: the annual Jaipur Literature Festival; JLF international now travels to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Qatar and the Maldives and soon in Europe.

Even amidst the upheaval and unsettling times of 2020, Teamwork Arts successfully launched the digital series, JLF Brave New World and WORDS ARE BRIDGES, which were viewed by over 4.8 million people in their first season. Through its digital avatar, the Jaipur Literature Festival reached over 19 million viewers in January 2021 and brought together the world’s leading commentators and writers. The digital series Be Inspired was launched in 2021 – a series that crystal gazes into the future with conversations on science, technology, innovation, environment and more.

More information at: www.teamworkarts.com

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