The first guest in Umeed Factory is Sanjoy Roy - managing director of Teamworks Arts, which produces over 25 global festivals celebrating and showcasing indian culture and arts, including the giant Jaipur Literature Festival - which is currently doing a digital festival called JLF Brave New World. Sanjoy is also the founding trustee of Salaam Baalak Trust, which for the last 30 years has been providing housing, education, food, and healthcare programs to street children in NCR.

In the episode, Sanjoy and Lakshya talk about the new dawn for Indian arts and culture, how the pandemic is affecting street children, artisans and artists, and how we all can do our part in helping those who can’t support themselves right now.

You too can help in creating hope in the lives of street children. Visit bitly.com/UmeedSBT to learn more and contribute.